This page is about Omit Mode in Dired, which lets you hide uninteresting files, such as backup files and AutoSave files. ‘C-x M-o’ in Dired buffers toggles this mode. To enable omitting in every Dired buffer, you can use: (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook (lambda () (dired-omit-mode)))Variables ‘dired-omit-files’ and ‘dired-omit-extensions’ together define the uninteresting files. Coloring Dot Files?One