[plug] hidden files

[Richard Meyer]

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>Is there a way to scan a system for hidden files?

find / -name .* -print

This will scan the whole directory structure for everything whose name
starts with a ".", and print the result.

If I've misunderstood what you want, please explain in more detail.

Regards
RichardM