source: branches/samba-3.3.x/docs-xml/smbdotconf/filename/hidefiles.xml

<samba:parameter name="hide files"
                                 type="string"
                 context="S"
                 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
        <para>This is a list of files or directories that are not 
        visible but are accessible.  The DOS 'hidden' attribute is applied 
        to any files or directories that match.</para>

        <para>Each entry in the list must be separated by a '/', 
        which allows spaces to be included in the entry.  '*'
        and '?' can be used to specify multiple files or directories 
        as in DOS wildcards.</para>

        <para>Each entry must be a Unix path, not a DOS path and must 
        not include the Unix directory separator '/'.</para>

        <para>Note that the case sensitivity option is applicable 
        in hiding files.</para>
                
        <para>Setting this parameter will affect the performance of Samba, 
        as it will be forced to check all files and directories for a match 
        as they are scanned.</para>

        <para>
        The example shown above is based on files that the Macintosh 
        SMB client (DAVE) available from <ulink url="http://www.thursby.com"> 
        Thursby</ulink> creates for internal use, and also still hides 
        all files beginning with a dot.
        </para>

        <para>
        An example of us of this parameter is:
<programlisting>
hide files = /.*/DesktopFolderDB/TrashFor%m/resource.frk/
</programlisting>
        </para>
</description>

<related>hide dot files</related>
<related>veto files</related>
<related>case sensitive</related>

<value type="default"><comment>no file are hidden</comment></value>

</samba:parameter>