Creating invisible folder with batch

Question

How to use

mkdir or md

but make the folder invisible...

Solution

You need the attrib command to set the "hidden" attribute, assuming that when you say "invisible" you actually mean what Windows calls "hidden":

mkdir foo
attrib +h foo /s /d

Comments

[user2065810]

Could you yet explain what is +h, /s, and /d ?

[user2065810]

And yes... by "invisible" I mean hidden... so only people with which turned on option in "Folder Options" can see it.

[Vicky]

run "help attrib" in a command prompt for more information. +H makes it hidden, /s recurses through the folder (and is needed for /d), /d applies to folders rather than files.

[Andriy M]

Not sure what you are proposing with /s /d. attrib +h foo works perfectly fine (Win XP SP3, Win 7 SP1).

[Vicky]

@AndriyM Fair enough - I didn't know that!