Reliably hiding . and ..

[mikezackles]

I've tried using variations on this code:

(use-package dired-x
  ;; Always launch dired in omit mode
  :hook (dired-mode . dired-omit-mode)
  :config
  ;; Hide . and ..
  (setq dired-omit-files "^\\.\\.?$")) ; Note that I've also tried the default regex and allowing extra characters before the dot(s)

This seems to work in some places and not in others:

• When running dirvish, it works in the middle buffer (current directory) but not the buffer for the parent directory.
• When running dirvish-side, it works in the top-level directory but not directories expanded in subtrees

(Note that I'm using emacs 29 and the latest on the dirvish main branch.)

I see that this appears to be working in the project's screenshots. What am I doing wrong?

[mikezackles]

I was able to work around this by using

  (setq dired-listing-switches "-aBhl --group-directories-first --ignore=. --ignore=..")

I'm unsure if there are any hidden problems with this approach, but it seems to work everywhere.

[RedHatter]

You're looking for the --almost-all switch.

(setq dired-listing-switches "-Bhl --group-directories-first --almost-all")

From man ls.

-A, --almost-all
        do not list implied . and ..

[Thaodan]

#268 should fix this problem by default without any interventions as . and .. are hidden by default using dired-omit-files.