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    <credit type="author">
        <name>Dave M</name>
        <email>dave.nerd @ gmail.com</email>
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  <title>Scanning "hidden" files</title>

<p>You may wish to set specific preferences for <app>ClamTk</app> usage.  To do so, click the <gui>Settings</gui> button or click <keyseq><key>ctrl-S</key></keyseq>.</p>

<p>"Hidden" files in this context means files which begin with a "dot".  They are typically hidden from view because they are not normally needed by the user.</p>

<p>A very common example of a hidden file includes those used for configuration.  <app>ClamTk</app> uses a hidden directory to store its configuration files so it remembers what preferences you have chosen.</p>

<p>To enable this, select the option as indicated below.</p>

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