How do I eliminate a hidden directory?

[cousinlucky]

I ran rkhunter this afternoon and it indicated that if found three hidden directories:

[15:55:40] Warning: Hidden directory found: /dev/.static
[15:55:40] Warning: Hidden directory found: /dev/.udev
[15:55:40] Warning: Hidden directory found: /dev/.initramfs

I looked at the dev file using nautilus and I could not find any of them.

Is there any way to eliminate them out of my 8.04 os? Thanks!!

[Jonathan183]

I'd leave them alone ... see here and here for example. The result does not mean you have a problem ...

[EdSquareCat]

There is no reason to remove them. You can view hidden files in the terminal by giving the command:

ls -a

If you really want to delete an entire directory, use the command

rmdir -r *directories*

which will erase the directory and all of its contents (r = recursive).

[cousinlucky]

Thanks for the information!!

[jayd512]

Hi Lucky,

You can also see hidden files and directories while in Nautilus. Click on View in the menu bar, check "Show hidden files"

[bigtomrodney]

While in Nautilus you can hit CTRL+H to toggle viewing hidden files. In Dolphin and Konqueror you can use ALT+.

[cousinlucky]

I used the terminal command " ls -a " and I got a jolt over Just how many files came up.
What kind or type of hidden files should I be worried about?

[EdSquareCat]

There's nothing to worry about. Your system automatically "hides" files beginning with a dot. Try making one yourself. Many programs will automatically make a file like this in your home folder to store information about that program.