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Files:  Why does "diskuse" show files after I've deleted everything?


Q.  I have cleaned up all my files, yet "diskuse" shows over 4K of disk
    space used.  Where are these files?  
 
A.  At the shell prompt, try typing:

         ls -la

    You'll see *all* of the files in your directory.  The files with a
    period (.) at the beginning of their names are hidden files, and don't
    show up when you use the ls command without the -a option.  

    These files all do important things, like initialize your environment,
    keep track of which newsgroups you read, and configure your mail
    program.  It's not a good idea to delete any of them without knowing
    exactly what you're doing.


(24-May-95/filwddsf/MJT)
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