<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>