.htaccess ¦ Cant see it

i wish to delete it

[ukgimp]

I have created a htaccess file and uploaded it to the webserver. I wish to delete it now but I cannot see it when using ftp client. How can this be done. I need to delete the whole folder.

Cheers

[mat]

Which FTP client? Lots have a 'show hidden files' (or something similar) option. Or do it through Telnet/SSH if you can log in with either?

[coopster]

It's a server setting. See the following posts for more information:
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[wruk999]

If it helps, and you are using a windows based FTP client (such as CuteFTP or WS_FTP), in the top right hand corner, above the remote dricetory options (of rename, delete etc) you will see a white box.
Type in -a and hit enter - any files proceeded with a . will be displayed. You can then safely delete them.

Most hosts configurentheir servers to reuiqre this -a switch, as sometime 404 error pages etc are proceeded with a . and they don't want you deleting them ;)

wruk999

[ukgimp]

-la

that did it. thanks :)

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