An Easy Way to Hide Files and Directories in Linux | Linux Today

An Easy Way to Hide Files and Directories in Linux

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Apr 16, 2020

Do you occasionally share your Linux desktop machine with family members, friends or perhaps with colleagues at your workplace, then you have a reason to hide certain private files as well as folders or directories. The question is how can you do this?

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