Bug 493114

Summary:	Allow using the .hidden file to completely hide files even when "Show Hidden Files" is enabled
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Antti Savolainen <antti.savo>
Component:	panels: folders	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	dolphin-bugs-null, kde, kdedev
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	24.08.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Antti Savolainen 2024-09-14 11:49:03 UTC

SUMMARY
This could help hiding some of the dotfile clutter from the home folder as there are dotfiles that you might need and then there are dotfiles that are just generated because some old program doesn't adhere to the specification. 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

Comment 1 TraceyC 2024-12-05 15:54:38 UTC

Can you please provide a little more detail on your idea?
From what I understand you would like, for instance, to hide certain dot files in ~/ but not others.
Would the ones to be hidden be listed in the .hidden file?

Comment 2 Antti Savolainen 2024-12-05 16:40:44 UTC

Because the dot at the beginning of the filename already hides it, there is no functional difference from adding it to the .hidden file. I was thinking that it could be as simple as: If a file or folder that starts with a dot is listed in the .hidden file, then it wouldn't show up in dolphin at all.

Comment 3 TraceyC 2024-12-05 17:31:41 UTC

Thanks for clarifying

Comment 4 zac 2025-11-26 17:10:34 UTC

I originally hoped that this was how the .hidden file works, but also realized it might still be a bit unusable to have a file which never shows up no matter what and forces you to go in the terminal to even see that it exists?

As an alternative that i think would also solve the initial request, I've entered https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512648  for a way to selectively show hidden files