FTP: show hidden files?

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FTP: show hidden files?

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Hi there!
whereas "Show hidden files/folders" is checked in global prefs, I can't see any .file (dot file, hidden file) during remote connections to FTP servers. Is that expected?
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1. There is a separate option to show hidden files on FTP in the "Net" menu

2. If this doesn't help, try disabling MLSD in the connection settings. Reason: MLSD doesn't support a parameter to show or hide hidden files, so it depends on the server. When using LIST instead of MLSD, TC can send parameters to return hidden files (LIST -la).
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Christian,
Android.

Roman
Mal angenommen, du drückst Strg+F, wählst die FTP-Verbindung (mit gespeichertem Passwort), klickst aber nicht auf Verbinden, sondern fällst tot um.
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Sorry, I didn't notice. There is currently no option on Android to view hidden files via FTP, sorry.
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Post by *SimpleThunder »

Just checked: TC 2.62 with FTP plugin 2.06 let me see ".nomedia" file.

kukrapok, maybe your FTP server hides such files?
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It depends on the server configuration - some servers send hidden files in response to LIST command, some only send it when using
LIST -la
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Post by *kukrapok »

Oh OK, too bad. Why don't it use LIST -la always? I presume because all servers won't accept it?
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Post by *ghisler(Author) »

Indeed some servers would return an error (this can be handled), but some interpret the -la like wildcards and return an empty list.
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