[Pkg-libburnia-devel] Bug#1129039: Option to automatically mark all files starting with a dot as hidden.

[Thomas Schmitt]

Hi,

techlord8 at web.de wrote:
> I suggest adding an option like -hide-dot which automatically marks all file
> and folders starting with a dot with the "hidden" attribute.

Hiding in ISO 9660 means that the file has no name entry in the
directory tree. I.e. the file content can only be retrieved by programs
which already know its start address and size.
I doubt that this is what you expect.


Said that, the -find command has an action "hide".
If i understand your wish correctly, then the following command should
do the trick:

  -find / -name '.*' -exec hide on --

It would have to be executed after all participating files have been
mapped into the emerging ISO filesystem.
If you use the -as mkisofs emulation, then you have to leave it by
argument "--" before you give the native xorriso command -find.
Like:

  xorriso -as mkisofs ...arguments... -- \
          -find / -name '.*' -exec hide on --

This will also hide all files in directories of which the name begins
by a dot. -find test  -not -type d  would exclude directories:

  -find / -name '.*' -not -type d -exec hide on --


Have a nice day :)

Thomas