atomic-red-team/Linux/Persistence/Hidden_Files_and_Directories.md

Hidden Files and Directories

MITRE ATT&CK Technique: T1158

To create visible directories and files

mkdir visible-directory
echo "this file is visible" > visible-directory/visible-file

# List the contents the current directory and visible directory
ls
ls visible-directory

To create hidden directories and files

mkdir .hidden-directory
echo "this file is hidden" > .hidden-directory/.hidden-file

# List the contents the current directory and hidden directory
ls -la
ls -la .hidden-directory