How to show hidden folders in File Manager (Nautilus) on Ubuntu?
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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.
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edited 12 hours ago
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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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
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asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
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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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
edited 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
asked May 22 '14 at 23:07
Strato1Strato1
85031113
edited 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
edited 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
edited 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
5,21161945
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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
414
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 12 hours ago
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
195
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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
20.7k2897157
answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
23.3k3096118
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
20.7k2897157
answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
23.3k3096118
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
20.7k2897157
answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
23.3k3096118
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
20.7k2897157
answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
23.3k3096118
edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
20.7k2897157
edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
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edited May 23 '14 at 5:57
Pandya
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answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
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answered May 22 '14 at 23:29
nuxnux
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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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
414
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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
414
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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
414
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 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
414
edited 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
edited 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
edited 12 hours ago
Kulfy
5,21161945
5,21161945
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
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answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
414
answered Jun 9 '18 at 17:31
Utkarsh GuptaUtkarsh Gupta
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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 12 hours ago
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
195
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 12 hours ago
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
195
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 12 hours ago
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
195
its really simple
In Ubuntu 18.04, show hidden files is here as shown in the image above...
Isn't it simple
Enjoy!
answered 12 hours ago
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
195
edited 12 hours ago
answered 12 hours ago
Muntaha LiaqatMuntaha Liaqat
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answered 12 hours ago
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answered 12 hours ago
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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