It started out as unintended behavior of some code in "ls" which was put in to skip "." and ".." when printing directory listings. https://plus.google.com/+Rob

It started out as unintended behavior of some code in "ls" which was put in to skip "." and ".." when printing directory listings. https://plus.google.com/+RobPikeTheHuman/posts/R58WgWwN9jp https://plus.google.com/+RobPikeTheHuman/posts/R58WgWwN9jp The concept of a "hidden file" was an accidental invention.