Re: Hidden files feature request

[Bob Proulx]

Uno Engborg wrote:
> In Gnome, MacOS-X, and in Kubuntu KDE, you can make a file hidden from
> the desktop environment by listing it in a file called .hidden.
> The .hidden file resides in the same directory as the files to be
> hidden, and lists the files to be hidden as one file/line.
>
> Files hidden by being listed in .hidden should behave like any other
> dot file. E.g. they should be listed with ls -a
>
> It would be nice if the bash shell used the same extended mechanism for
> creating hidden files. Honoring the .hidden mechanism would allow for a
> more consitent user experiece for peoople switching back and forth
> between GUI and CLI environments.

Perhaps you could explain how this new paradigm idea affects the bash
shell?  I fail to see a connection.

Bob