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authorAlexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org>2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000
committerAlexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org>2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000
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Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying to compile.
I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end. (This used to be commit 8d684dffab6a90b3d612a1aa2b2c457a2bc2e6ac)
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+<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+ <term><anchor id="HIDEFILES"/>hide files(S)</term>
+ <listitem><para>This is a list of files or directories that are not
+ visible but are accessible. The DOS 'hidden' attribute is applied
+ to any files or directories that match.</para>
+
+ <para>Each entry in the list must be separated by a '/',
+ which allows spaces to be included in the entry. '*'
+ and '?' can be used to specify multiple files or directories
+ as in DOS wildcards.</para>
+
+ <para>Each entry must be a Unix path, not a DOS path and must
+ not include the Unix directory separator '/'.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that the case sensitivity option is applicable
+ in hiding files.</para>
+
+ <para>Setting this parameter will affect the performance of Samba,
+ as it will be forced to check all files and directories for a match
+ as they are scanned.</para>
+
+ <para>See also <link linkend="HIDEDOTFILES"><parameter moreinfo="none">hide
+ dot files</parameter></link>, <link linkend="VETOFILES"><parameter moreinfo="none">
+ veto files</parameter></link> and <link linkend="CASESENSITIVE">
+ <parameter moreinfo="none">case sensitive</parameter></link>.</para>
+
+ <para>Default: <emphasis>no file are hidden</emphasis></para>
+ <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">hide files =
+ /.*/DesktopFolderDB/TrashFor%m/resource.frk/</command></para>
+
+ <para>The above example is based on files that the Macintosh
+ SMB client (DAVE) available from <ulink url="http://www.thursby.com">
+ Thursby</ulink> creates for internal use, and also still hides
+ all files beginning with a dot.</para></listitem>
+ </samba:parameter>