Re: [cobalt-users] re: hidden .htaccess files [RAQ4]

["Brian Curtis" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Christopher Simmons" <cs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> I use NetFinder on the Mac, CuteFTP on the PC, WS_FTP, and tried
> FlaseEXP....
> none of these will show the "." files (such as a datafile called .lock,
> or .htaccess).

The instructions for coaxing WS_FTP to show . hidden files were just posted
to the list within the last few days.

For WS_FTP: (I'm using 6.05t Pro)

=> Select Properties
=> Select the Startup tab
=> input '-al' (w/o quotes) into the Remote File Mask Box

The fact that most ftp daemons no longer display hidden files (with the
standard ls -l command) is actually a bug fix.  I remember wu_ftpd use to
display . files with the standard ls -l ftp command.  This was incorrect
since typing ls -l in a shell will not display . hidden files.  Since the
latest wu_ftpd update, you now have to use the -al switches, which is the
proper way to do it.  I would assume this also applies to ProFTPD, but
ProFTPD's ChangeLog is lagging a bit behind.

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Brian Curtis