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From: jal@acc (John Lauro)
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Subject: Re: Hidden subdirectories??
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Date: 10 Jun 90 18:43:42 GMT
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In article <6350.266e60ce@jetson.uh.edu> bchs1b@jetson.uh.edu writes:
>Is there any way to change the attribute on a directory or subdirectory
>so that it is hidden? I would like a subdirectory not to appear when
>someone is casually looking at the disk, but if you CD to the subdirectory
>then all the files will be visible. 
>
>Thanks
>
>MIke Benedik
>University of Houston
>Benedik@UH.EDU  or Benedik@UHOU

I have seen a few followups to this mentioning various ways, such as
using norton, or the <ALT>255 trick, and mdsecret.  (The later two not
doing exactly what was asked, because it *changes* the name of the directory.)
The easiest way I know of is a pd program called chmod.com.  It's only
about 6k long, and works well for files and directories.  This is a
retype, so spelling errors are my own:

C:\> chmod
CHMOD:  List or set file attributes.  Usage is:
    CHMOD <files>               List attributes.
    CHMOD <files> +<attribs>    Set attributes.
    CHMOD <files> -<attribs>    Remove attributes.
Attributes are: S == System, R == Read only, H == Hidden,
A == Archive, V == Volume ID. Volume ID cannot be changed.
Each file is listed with the new or current attrbutes.
The <files> specifier may be a full pathname.

The nice thing I like about chmod, is that it takes wild cards, and it
works on directories too.

Sorry, I don't know a archive that has this.  (I know I seen it many places.)
If you can't find it, mail me and I'll mail a uuencoded copy.

   - John Lauro    john_lauro@ub.cc.umich.edu