Re: [seul-edu] Hidedn files...

[Jan Hlavacek <jhlavacek@sf.edu>]

On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 02:17:23PM -0400, Ryan Booz wrote:
> I have a really quick question that I can't believe I can't figure out
> or find in the last 45 minutes of searching.  I'm trying to copy files
> off a CD onto a server.  There are many 'hidden' files on the disc that
> are not showing up in the Linux when the disc is mounted.  It's a vfat
> disc and the files are obviously set hidden through DOS.  How in the
> world do I list them, let alone copy them?  Thanks.  I'm really
> stumped....


% man mount
and search for "unhide"

(You need to pass "unhide" option to the mount command.  You can modify
/etc/fstab to have this option as default when mounting /cdrom.  The man
page has an example, at least on my system.)


> 
> Ryan Booz
> Belleville Mennonite School
> Tech Coordinator

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