const NS_OS_TEMP_DIR = "TmpD"; var hiddenUnixFile; function createUNIXHiddenFile() { var tmpDir = Services.dirsvc.get(NS_OS_TEMP_DIR, Ci.nsIFile); hiddenUnixFile = tmpDir.clone(); hiddenUnixFile.append(".foo"); // we don't care if this already exists because we don't care // about the file's contents (just the name) if (!hiddenUnixFile.exists()) { hiddenUnixFile.create(Ci.nsIFile.NORMAL_FILE_TYPE, 0o666); } return hiddenUnixFile.exists(); } function run_test() { // Skip this test on Windows if (mozinfo.os == "win") { return; } Assert.ok(createUNIXHiddenFile()); Assert.ok(hiddenUnixFile.isHidden()); }