Hidden Files on Snow Leopard

[stevento]

This is the right forum for this, no?

How can I create a hidden file on snow leopard?

If I try to name a file .ssh, Snow Leopard won't allow it, saying names starting with . are reserved for system folders only.
But I'm trying to get this computer to be able to communicate via ssh with another, so I need to do that.

I already did a command through terminal instruction this computer to "ShowAllFiles." Still won't let me.

 

[Sydde]

The terminal command for renaming files is "mv oldname newname". For example

mv ssh .ssh

If you just want to create an empty file of that name, try

touch .ssh