How to Hide a Filename
Question: I've heard that there is a delimiter that can be used on filenames that would hide the filename from being viewed. Is this true and if so what delimiter is used?
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Anonymous
Answer: There is a 'hidden' attribute available in the properties box of all versions of Windows and Windows NT. To use it you right click on the file and select properties from the bottom of the menu that appears. All you need to do then is click the 'hidden' checkbox at the bottom of the properties list to select it and then select the 'Apply' or 'OK' button.
Setting the 'hidden' attribute in DOS is done using the ATTRIB command. To hide a specific file (let's assume the file is called file.txt for the purpose of this example) you just type in ATTRIB +h file.txt.
Note that this does not hide files on Windows systems when the system has been configured to 'Show all Systems and Hidden Files'.
