Ubuntu – Files Shown in Terminal not Show on Desktop

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I have an issue where I am creating .cap files with aircrack-ng and am saving them to the desktop, but I can't see them. When I use the ls command in the terminal they show up, but just not on the graphical desktop view. I want to be able to see them on the desktop and not just through the terminal. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

EDIT: Turns out I am not saving them to the desktop, but rather the /home/user/ directory. The hidden files show up when I press CTR + H, but they don't show up in the terminal; the only file showing up in the terminal when I use the ls command is the desktop (sorry for the topic edit). How can I get the hidden files to show up in the terminal as well?

Best Answer

Files that start with a . are hidden from the graphical interface.

To view them, just open up your file browser and go to 'Edit'->'Preferences' and check 'Show hidden files and backup files'.

You can also toggle the hidden files using Ctrl+H

EDIT:

To get the hidden files to show up in terminal, use:

cd
ls -al

cd takes you back to your home folder while ls -al lists (the -l flag) all files (the -a flag) hidden or not.

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