On Sun, 2009-09-27 at 13:24 -0500, NewtoLinux wrote: > So from my home directory I type ls. Saw that wine wasn't there. > To see files whose names start with a dot on the console, use the -a option, as in ls -a This is almost as frequently used as "ls -l" (or its alias "ll") so its a good one to know. To get the maximum information about all files use "ls -la" > yet for some reason the command fails. Is it because wine is in a > hidden folder? > Hidden files behave exactly the same as visible ones except that they are invisible by default. Are you sure you didn't mistype the name? Martin
