How can I get Eclipse to show .* files?

Question

By default, Eclipse won't show my .htaccess file that I maintain in my project. It just shows an empty folder in the Package Viewer tree. How can I get it to show up? No obvious preferences.

Carnarvon

Answer 1

In the package explorer, in the upper right corner of the view, there is a little down arrow. Tool tip will say view menu. From that menu, select filters

From there, uncheck .* resources.

So Package Explorer -> View Menu -> Filters -> uncheck .* resources.

With Eclipse Kepler and OS X this is a bit different:

Package Explorer -> Customize View -> Filters -> uncheck .* resources

Shutter

In "Eclipse Kepler" use "Customize View... -> Filters" instead of "Filters" – Grasso

In Eclipse Kepler on Ubuntu, it uses the same format as described in the answer. – Bullion

Refresh project after this. – Nyctophobia

Is it somehow possible to only include the file named .gitignore but exclude all other files starting with .? – Words

@Words sadly your pertinent comment was hidden. To answer your question, it is no longer possible for a long time. But to everyone wanting to exclude .* but a few .*, you have to use the "Package Explorer" instead of the deprecated "Project Explorer". I hope my comment will make things clearer for some people. The whole thread gets us confused until we figure out we may be using the wrong Eclipse View from the start ! The "Project Explorer" also has a "Filters..." menu, with far less functionalities. – Hobbema

@9ilsdx9rvj0lo This does still work. Are you sure you are looking at Package Explorer? – Confinement

@Confinement it looks I was totally confused by screenshot that shows popup with .resources... – Alphorn

Click on the small arrow does nothing. Even adding filter to include .* did not help. Effectively, no .* files visible in the explorer in 2018-12 version. – Sorilda

Answer 2

Cory is correct

@ If you're using Eclipse PDT, this is done by opening up the PHP explorer view

I just spent about half an hour looking for the little arrow, until I actually looked up what the 'PHP Explorer' view is. Here is a screenshot:

Crownwork

Answer 3

For Project Explorer View:
1. Click on arrow(View Menu) in right corner
2. Select Customize View... item from menu
3. Uncheck *.resources checkbox under Filters tab
4. Click OK

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Eclipse Juno

Hakluyt

Understandable answer. Thank you. – Underslung

Answer 4

I'm using 64 bit Eclipse for PHP Devleopers Version: Helios Service Release 2

It cam with RSE..

None of the above solutions worked for me... What I did was similar to scubabble's answer, but after clicking the down arrow (view menu) in the top of the RSE package explorer I had to mouseover "Preferences" and click on "Remote Systems"

I then opened the "Remote Systems" nav tree in the left of the preferences window that came u and went to "Files"

Underneath a list of File types is a checkbox that was unchecked: "Show hidden files"

CHECK IT!

Gaddy

awesome thats exactly my usecase and i spend half an hour trying the above solutions! Thanks! – Outfight

Minor note: I had to refresh the folder tree after 'checking it' – Isomerism

Answer 5

1. From Package Explorer open the Filters... dialog:

2. Then uncheck .* resources option:

Panettone

Answer 6

On Mac: Eclipse -> Preferences -> Remote Systems -> Files -> click Show Hidden Files.

Kearns

The same for Eclipse version 3.7.2, Build id: I20110613-1736 – Sweated

Answer 7

Spring Tool Suite 4

Version: 4.9.0.RELEASE Build Id: 202012132054

For Mac:

Cobol

Answer 8

In your package explorer, pull down the menu and select "Filters ...". You can adjust what types of files are shown/hidden there.

Looking at my Red Hat Developer Studio (approximately Eclipse 3.2), I see that the top item in the list is ".* resources" and it is excluded by default.

Alvy

Answer 9

In my case, I wanted to see .htaccess files, but not all the other .* resources.
In Zend Studio for Eclipse, in PHP Explorer (not Remote System Explorer), click the downward facing arrow (next to the left/right arrows).
Choose Filters.
Uncheck .* resources
In the "Name filter patterns" area, type the filenames you want to ignore.
I used: .svn, .cvs, .DS_Store, .buildpath, .project

Enneastyle

Answer 10

If using Zend Studio, same arrow, go to RSE view, click on the downward facing arrow, hit preferences, and then check show hidden files.

That did the trick for me.

Embattle

Answer 11

If you're using Eclipse PDT, this is done by opening up the PHP explorer view, then clicking the upside-down triangle in the top-right of that window. A context window appears, and the filters option is available there. Clicking the Filters menu option opens a new window, where .* files can be unchecked, thus allowing the editing of .htaccess files.

I searched forever for this, so I'm sorta answering my own question here. I'm sure someone else will have the same problem too, so I hope this helps someone else as well.

Whitford

Answer 12

Eclipse shows hidden files in the "Navigator" view. You can add that via Window->Show View->Navigator.

Pilfer

With Eclipse 4.14 for Mac OS X: Window > Navigation > Show View Menu > Filters ans Customization, then after just uncheck .* resources. That's it! – Rabin

Answer 13

Preferences -> Remote Systems -> Files -> Show hidden files

(make sure this is checked)

Millrace

I cant find this on the mac version at least. any tips? Mac version does have file->properties, but no remote systems option. – Microphysics

Answer 14

Follow steps 1, 2, and 3 in the figure below:

Jutta