How to show hidden files in file tree

[eagle-tex]

I'm having trouble finding how to show hidden files or folders in the file tree.

What file(s), which option(s) should I edit and what should I change to be able to see files such as .prettierrc, .gitignore, .eslintrc, etc.

What about folders? (.git for example). Can I show hidden files without showing hidden folders?

[eagle-tex]

I think I found the answer
I changed the "hide_dotfiles = true" line to "hide_dotfiles = false" in the ~/.config/nvim/lua/neo-tree.lua file.
It was line 41 in my file.

    filesystem = {
      filtered_items = {
        visible = false,
        hide_dotfiles = false,                       **// <-- THIS LINE**
        hide_gitignored = false,
        hide_by_name = {
          ".DS_Store",
          "thumbs.db",
          "node_modules",
          "__pycache__",
        },
      },

[mehalter]

That is the best option to change. You will want to change this in your user/ folder in your user configuration so that you do not break receiving updates. All changes to the config should be in the user/ folder and not in the base files.

[mehalter]

Also the binding I'm neo-tree is H for toggling hidden files. Which can be used whenever you want if you prefer them being hidden most of the time until you need to access them.

[eagle-tex]

My bad.
Thanks for your reply.
I guess I should just revert the changes in the file I changed (nvim/lua/neo-tree.lua) and change just that line in the user/init.lua

[mehalter]

No problem, here's an example user/init.lua with the change:

return {
  plugins = {
    ["neo-tree"] = {
      hide_dotfiles = false,
    }
  }
}

[eagle-tex]

I've seen that return pattern in many places in the documentation and I don't understand it.
I guess it doesn't mean I should delete everything in the file and place the snippet in the file.
I don't know where to put that return statement in the file.
My user/init.lua is one big object (236 lines long). It looks like this

local config = {
-- Configure AstroNvim updates
  updater = {
    ...
  }
  many other lines
}

return config

Where do I put the return snippet, please?

[mehalter]

The return snippet is the same as

local config = { ... }
return config

You would just add those sections to the object. Your config should all be captured in that single object. Each code snippet in the documentation is a complete user/init.lua file with the minimal additions to that object that are necessary.

[eagle-tex]

I think I'm starting to undersand.
When I added the snippet you gave me earlier, it did not work.

return {
  plugins = {
    ["neo-tree"] = {
      hide_dotfiles = false,
    }
  }
}

After more than an hour of twisting my hair, I changed it to (template from the ~/.config/nvim/lua/configs/neo-tree.lua):

return {
  plugins = {
    ["neo-tree"] = {
      filesystem = {
        filtered_items = {
          hide_dotfiles = false,
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

And this one worked.

[eagle-tex]

Anyway, thanks a lot for your time and your great work, sir.
Very much appreciated!