Show hidden files by default

musioc

• February 02, 2017 13:50

Hi dear cpanel members and admins We have to answer tickets about how to see htaccess or other hidden files in cpanel every weeks Is there any option to enable it (show hidden files) by default? If not, Can you let me know a way to bulk enable it ? where is config file? Thank you

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  cPanelMichael

  • February 06, 2017 15:32

  Hello, Is this in regards to the "Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)" option available under "Settings" in "cPanel >> File Manager"? If so, there are no native options that will allow you to enable it for all accounts. I recommend opening a feature request if you'd like to see such an option added: Submit A Feature Request As workaround, you can develop a bash script that automatically creates a file named "showhiddenfiles" in the "/home/$user/.cpanel/nvdata/" directory with "1" as its content for each account. Once this file exists under each account, and "/home/$user/.cpanel/nvdata.cache" is updated on each account, the hidden files will then show in File Manager. Thank you.

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  Adam S.

  • February 07, 2017 14:03

  Hello, Once this file exists under each account, and "/home/$user/.cpanel/nvdata.cache" is updated on each account, the hidden files will then show in File Manager.

  
  Do you need to do something to update the cache? Or does it update on it's own? if on it's own, how quickly does it update?

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  cPanelMichael

  • February 08, 2017 21:32

  Hello, You can remove the nvdata.cache file and it will automatically regenerate the time time cPanel is accessed for the account. Thank you.

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