I wanted to add classpath to my JDK. While searching a way to do it I noticed everyone open .profile file using terminal. But when I want to open and edit it with a text editor I couldn't see that file in Home folder.
Can someone tell me why is this. And also if possible how can I access .profile in home folder the GUI way.
3 Answers
GUI way to show a hidden file or folder
Hidden files and folder have names that start with a . (dot character). To toggle show/hide hidden files or folders use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H.
in Linux and Unix systems, the files starting with . (a dot) are hidden files. To see them with the ls command, add -a or -A at your ls.
ls -a /path/to/diror
ls -A ~From the manual man ls:
-a, --all do not ignore entries starting with . -A, --almost-all do not list implied . and ..The reason you can't "see" .profile" is because the ls command
does not display file and directory names starting with . - this
is the original device for "hiding" files in Unix.
You can still edit .profile by typing emacs .profile (or whatever
editor you wish to use.)
And, you can "see" all your files by typing ls -al which
asks for the "long form" (more informative) output for all specified
directory or file arguments.
