basic bash

[BubikolRamios]

~/.ssh
what ~/. means
.ssh
what . means

cant seem to find explanation of that anywhere.

[jayd512]

~/ indicates your home directory.
The . usually indicates a hidden file or directory. For example, ~/.conkyrc is a hidden file with my conky config.
So ~/.ssh is either a hidden file or folder named ssh.
Do ls -al to find out which it is.

[BubikolRamios]

Thanks.
That command gives me:
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Oct 23 08:42 .ssh

I can cd/dir and see expected files in it.

Is there any way to see/show hidden things in KDE/konqueror ?

+ any explanation on differenca .ssh versus etc/ssh. Why is first hidden, I mean I'm logged in as root ?

Can I unhide .ssh ?

[jayd512]

I don't use KDE, but normally you can hit Ctrl+h to view hidden files. If that's not it, then you should have something to that effect in your View menu.

And logging in as root has no bearing on hidden files/directories. They remain hidden regardless of who is logged in.
~/.ssh is most likely the history or logs of your ssh sessions. I don't use ssh, so if I'm wrong here, perhaps someone will chime in
But the same remains true for other programs, such as high scores in a game, or config files for your preferences.

[Lazydog]

~/.ssh should hold your ssh keys and known hosts file.

[atreyu]

The directory /etc/ssh holds keys/configs for the ssh daemon (server) running on your local system (if any). The ~/.ssh directory, as Lazydog indicated, contains the same for each ssh user.