ls -la The -a flag reveals dotfiles (e.g., .filedot_cache ). The -l provides metadata (permissions, size, date). To find files created or modified specifically in 2021 related to "filedot":
Example: A system administrator documenting a cleanup routine might have written: ls filedot 2021
ls -la | grep "^\.\.\." Or list it directly: ls -la The -a flag reveals dotfiles (e
Here’s a quick reference table of ls flags relevant to security (updated from common 2021 cheat sheets): ls filedot 2021