Re: Is there an alternative filesystem hierarchy that could be adapted to Debian.
> If that type of mark is possible in your environment, then no, this
> shouldn't break anything.
>
> However, as far as I'm aware, there is no non-file-manager-specific
> "hidden" attribute for an *nix filesystem. The traditional way to make
> most *nix programs treat a file as hidden is to rename the file so that
> it starts with a '.' character - and renaming any of these directories
> would, of course, bring back in the "existing programs can't find what
> they expect" problem.
>
> The need to introduce, or take advantage of, a file-manager-specific
> "hidden" attribute is exactly the reason why I think a specialized file
> manager for the purpose would probably be needed.
Oh, I see, that makes sense. Thanks for your help.
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