hf-show(1)

NAME

hf-show - make hidden files or hidden directories visible

SYNOPSIS

hf show [OPTION]…​ [FILE]…​

DESCRIPTION

This command makes hidden files or hidden directories visible.

On Unix, this command renames the file to start with a character other than .. On Windows, this command clears the hidden file attribute to the file.

When you run this command, you must specify either -f or -n. When -n is specified, it just shows what would be done. When -f is specified, it actually show hidden files.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

FILE

Hidden files or hidden directories to show.

OPTIONS

--log-level LEVEL

The minimum log level to print.

The possible values are:
OFF

Lowest log level.

ERROR

Error log level.

WARN

Warn log level.

INFO

Info log level. This is the default value.

DEBUG

Debug log level.

TRACE

Trace log level.

-f, --force

Actually show hidden files or hidden directories.

-n, --dry-run

Don’t actually show anything, just show what would be done.

-h, --help

Print help message. The short flag (-h) will print a condensed help message while the long flag (--help) will print a detailed help message.

-V, --version

Print version number. The long flag (--version) will also print the copyright notice, the license notice and where to report bugs.

EXIT STATUS

0

Successful program execution.

1

An error occurred.

2

An error occurred while parsing command-line arguments.

65

The input data was incorrect in some way.

66

An input file did not exist or was not readable.

71

An operating system error has been detected.

74

An error occurred while doing I/O on some file.

77

You did not have sufficient permission to perform the operation.

NOTES

EXAMPLES

Make the given hidden file visible:

$ hf show -f .data.txt

Show what would be done:

$ hf show -n .github/ .gitignore

REPORTING BUGS

Copyright © 2022-2024 Shun Sakai

  1. This program is distributed under the terms of either the Apache License 2.0 or the MIT License.

  2. This manual page is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License.

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

hf(1), hf-hide(1), hf-help(1)