linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 4/5] fs/ntfs3: document the hidedotfiles mount option

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Date:   Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:35:46 +0100
From:   Daniel Pinto <danielpinto52@...il.com>
To:     Konstantin Komarov <almaz.alexandrovich@...agon-software.com>,
        ntfs3@...ts.linux.dev, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 4/5] fs/ntfs3: document the hidedotfiles mount option

Add documentation for the hidedotfiles mount option.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Pinto <danielpinto52@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/filesystems/ntfs3.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs3.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs3.rst
index d67ccd22c63b..fa03165f2310 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs3.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ntfs3.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ this table marked with no it means default is without **no**.
      - Files with the Windows-specific SYSTEM (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM) attribute
        will be marked as system immutable files.
 
+   * - hidedotfiles
+     - Updates the Windows-specific HIDDEN (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN) attribute
+       when creating and moving or renaming files. Files whose names start
+       with a dot will have the HIDDEN attribute set and files whose names
+       do not start with a dot will have it unset.
+
    * - discard
      - Enable support of the TRIM command for improved performance on delete
        operations, which is recommended for use with the solid-state drives