Files beginning with two periods are visible in the Finder

Originator:roofio
Number:rdar://8898859 Date Originated:1/21/2011
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Mac OS X Product Version:10.6.6/10J567
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:

Files that begin with two periods are visible in the Finder. All files beginning with a period are typically hidden on UNIX systems, e.g. via CLI `ls` command.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open Terminal.app.
2. Run `touch .testfile`.
3. Run `touch ..testfile`.
4. Open a Finder window in your home folder.

Expected Results:

Neither .testfile nor ..testfile should appear in the Finder window.

Actual Results:

.testfile is correctly hidden, but ..testfile does appear in the list of files.

Regression:

Verified back to OS X 10.6.5. Likely occurred in earlier versions, but I don't have ready access (and don't recall when Vim started saving these files).

Notes:

None.

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