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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>