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How do you show a hidden folder (whose name starts with .) in File Manager a.k.a. Nautilus on Ubuntu? I am somewhat new to Ubuntu and can't seem to find the "view" menu.
nautilus files hidden-files
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How do you show a hidden folder (whose name starts with .) in File Manager a.k.a. Nautilus on Ubuntu? I am somewhat new to Ubuntu and can't seem to find the "view" menu.
nautilus files hidden-files
edited Apr 14 at 15:55
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asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
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Press CTRL+H and all hidden folders will appear. Pressing it again will hide all hidden folders.
– Camicri
May 22 '14 at 23:13
2
Ctrl+H will work in Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar etc, but for Dolphin (KDE's file manager), it may be Alt+. or similar.
– Wilf
Nov 28 '14 at 20:48
See How to show hidden files and folder in Ubuntu
– Aniket Thakur
Feb 3 '18 at 5:54
add a comment |
How do you show a hidden folder (whose name starts with .) in File Manager a.k.a. Nautilus on Ubuntu? I am somewhat new to Ubuntu and can't seem to find the "view" menu.
nautilus files hidden-files
edited Apr 14 at 15:55
Kulfy
6,22872452
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
How do you show a hidden folder (whose name starts with .) in File Manager a.k.a. Nautilus on Ubuntu? I am somewhat new to Ubuntu and can't seem to find the "view" menu.
nautilus files hidden-files
nautilus files hidden-files
edited Apr 14 at 15:55
Kulfy
6,22872452
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
edited Apr 14 at 15:55
Kulfy
6,22872452
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
edited Apr 14 at 15:55
Kulfy
6,22872452
edited Apr 14 at 15:55
Kulfy
6,22872452
edited Apr 14 at 15:55
Kulfy
6,22872452
6,22872452
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
85031113
21
Press CTRL+H and all hidden folders will appear. Pressing it again will hide all hidden folders.
– Camicri
May 22 '14 at 23:13
2
Ctrl+H will work in Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar etc, but for Dolphin (KDE's file manager), it may be Alt+. or similar.
– Wilf
Nov 28 '14 at 20:48
See How to show hidden files and folder in Ubuntu
– Aniket Thakur
Feb 3 '18 at 5:54
add a comment |
21
Press CTRL+H and all hidden folders will appear. Pressing it again will hide all hidden folders.
– Camicri
May 22 '14 at 23:13
2
Ctrl+H will work in Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar etc, but for Dolphin (KDE's file manager), it may be Alt+. or similar.
– Wilf
Nov 28 '14 at 20:48
See How to show hidden files and folder in Ubuntu
– Aniket Thakur
Feb 3 '18 at 5:54
21
21
Press CTRL+H and all hidden folders will appear. Pressing it again will hide all hidden folders.
– Camicri
May 22 '14 at 23:13
Press CTRL+H and all hidden folders will appear. Pressing it again will hide all hidden folders.
– Camicri
May 22 '14 at 23:13
2
2
Ctrl+H will work in Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar etc, but for Dolphin (KDE's file manager), it may be Alt+. or similar.
– Wilf
Nov 28 '14 at 20:48
Ctrl+H will work in Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar etc, but for Dolphin (KDE's file manager), it may be Alt+. or similar.
– Wilf
Nov 28 '14 at 20:48
See How to show hidden files and folder in Ubuntu
– Aniket Thakur
Feb 3 '18 at 5:54
See How to show hidden files and folder in Ubuntu
– Aniket Thakur
Feb 3 '18 at 5:54
add a comment |
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Maximize the folder .
Go to the top menu -->View->Show hidden files:
Or by pressing ctrl + H
- For permanently show hidden files, you can Edit>Preferences as below:
By terminal you should :
cd /path-of-directory
ls -a
edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
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answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
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Above answer is correct for older versions of Ubuntu.
In Ubuntu >18.04, image displayed below works
In the top right corner of file explorer, there is a menu button displayed as 3 stacked line (hamburger menu), clicking on that will open a modal, on that there is an option Show hidden files
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
6,22872452
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
6114
Wow, that option is buried. I would have never found that on my own.
– wisbucky
Dec 6 '18 at 22:15
add a comment |
its really simple
In Ubuntu 18.04, show hidden files is here as shown in the image above...
Isn't it simple
Enjoy!
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
Because this is the simplest method that I know and only few clicks can do your work... enjoy :)
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 15 at 9:41
ok i'll remember that next time
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 16 at 4:44
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Maximize the folder .
Go to the top menu -->View->Show hidden files:
Or by pressing ctrl + H
- For permanently show hidden files, you can Edit>Preferences as below:
By terminal you should :
cd /path-of-directory
ls -a
edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
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answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
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add a comment |
Maximize the folder .
Go to the top menu -->View->Show hidden files:
Or by pressing ctrl + H
- For permanently show hidden files, you can Edit>Preferences as below:
By terminal you should :
cd /path-of-directory
ls -a
edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
21k2899157
answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
23.6k3097119
add a comment |
Maximize the folder .
Go to the top menu -->View->Show hidden files:
Or by pressing ctrl + H
- For permanently show hidden files, you can Edit>Preferences as below:
By terminal you should :
cd /path-of-directory
ls -a
edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
21k2899157
answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
23.6k3097119
Maximize the folder .
Go to the top menu -->View->Show hidden files:
Or by pressing ctrl + H
- For permanently show hidden files, you can Edit>Preferences as below:
By terminal you should :
cd /path-of-directory
ls -a
edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
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answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
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edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
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Pandya
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Above answer is correct for older versions of Ubuntu.
In Ubuntu >18.04, image displayed below works
In the top right corner of file explorer, there is a menu button displayed as 3 stacked line (hamburger menu), clicking on that will open a modal, on that there is an option Show hidden files
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
6,22872452
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
6114
Wow, that option is buried. I would have never found that on my own.
– wisbucky
Dec 6 '18 at 22:15
add a comment |
Above answer is correct for older versions of Ubuntu.
In Ubuntu >18.04, image displayed below works
In the top right corner of file explorer, there is a menu button displayed as 3 stacked line (hamburger menu), clicking on that will open a modal, on that there is an option Show hidden files
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
6,22872452
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
6114
Wow, that option is buried. I would have never found that on my own.
– wisbucky
Dec 6 '18 at 22:15
add a comment |
Above answer is correct for older versions of Ubuntu.
In Ubuntu >18.04, image displayed below works
In the top right corner of file explorer, there is a menu button displayed as 3 stacked line (hamburger menu), clicking on that will open a modal, on that there is an option Show hidden files
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
6,22872452
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
6114
Above answer is correct for older versions of Ubuntu.
In Ubuntu >18.04, image displayed below works
In the top right corner of file explorer, there is a menu button displayed as 3 stacked line (hamburger menu), clicking on that will open a modal, on that there is an option Show hidden files
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
6,22872452
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
6114
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
6,22872452
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
6,22872452
edited Apr 14 at 15:57
Kulfy
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6,22872452
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
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answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
6114
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
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6114
Wow, that option is buried. I would have never found that on my own.
– wisbucky
Dec 6 '18 at 22:15
add a comment |
Wow, that option is buried. I would have never found that on my own.
– wisbucky
Dec 6 '18 at 22:15
Wow, that option is buried. I would have never found that on my own.
– wisbucky
Dec 6 '18 at 22:15
Wow, that option is buried. I would have never found that on my own.
– wisbucky
Dec 6 '18 at 22:15
add a comment |
its really simple
In Ubuntu 18.04, show hidden files is here as shown in the image above...
Isn't it simple
Enjoy!
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
Because this is the simplest method that I know and only few clicks can do your work... enjoy :)
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 15 at 9:41
ok i'll remember that next time
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 16 at 4:44
add a comment |
its really simple
In Ubuntu 18.04, show hidden files is here as shown in the image above...
Isn't it simple
Enjoy!
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
Because this is the simplest method that I know and only few clicks can do your work... enjoy :)
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 15 at 9:41
ok i'll remember that next time
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 16 at 4:44
add a comment |
its really simple
In Ubuntu 18.04, show hidden files is here as shown in the image above...
Isn't it simple
Enjoy!
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
its really simple
In Ubuntu 18.04, show hidden files is here as shown in the image above...
Isn't it simple
Enjoy!
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
edited Apr 14 at 16:17
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
answered Apr 14 at 16:12
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
845
845
Because this is the simplest method that I know and only few clicks can do your work... enjoy :)
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 15 at 9:41
ok i'll remember that next time
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 16 at 4:44
add a comment |
Because this is the simplest method that I know and only few clicks can do your work... enjoy :)
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 15 at 9:41
ok i'll remember that next time
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 16 at 4:44
Because this is the simplest method that I know and only few clicks can do your work... enjoy :)
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 15 at 9:41
Because this is the simplest method that I know and only few clicks can do your work... enjoy :)
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 15 at 9:41
ok i'll remember that next time
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 16 at 4:44
ok i'll remember that next time
– Muntaha Liaqat
Apr 16 at 4:44
add a comment |
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Press CTRL+H and all hidden folders will appear. Pressing it again will hide all hidden folders.
– Camicri
May 22 '14 at 23:13
2
Ctrl+H will work in Nautilus, Nemo, Thunar etc, but for Dolphin (KDE's file manager), it may be Alt+. or similar.
– Wilf
Nov 28 '14 at 20:48
See How to show hidden files and folder in Ubuntu
– Aniket Thakur
Feb 3 '18 at 5:54