On linux config files are not hidden files or are not in a hidden dir. they are stored in the current working dir. this will usually end up being the users home dir.
Normally applications create a hidden dir and store there config files in it or create hidden config files.
leaving them as normal files tend to make them more likely to be deleted.
Brian
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/2012 12:35PM by guidomarcel.