Respect .hidden file

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yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 26.1.22 (VERGEN_IDEMPOTENT_OUTPUT 2026-02-01)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.93.0 (254b5960 2026-01-19)

Ya
    Version: 26.1.22 (VERGEN_IDEMPOTENT_OUTPUT 2026-02-01)

Config
    Init             : /home/shrimp/.config/yazi/init.lua (394 chars)
    Yazi             : /home/shrimp/.config/yazi/yazi.toml (3433 chars)
    Keymap           : /home/shrimp/.config/yazi/keymap.toml (18890 chars)
    Theme            : /home/shrimp/.config/yazi/theme.toml (4928 chars)
    VFS              : /home/shrimp/.config/yazi/vfs.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    Package          : /home/shrimp/.config/yazi/package.toml (130 chars)
    Dark/light flavor: "" / ""

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-kitty")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Kitty)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Kitty), version: "kitty(0.43.1)", light: true, csi_16t: (14, 28), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Kgp
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 37, columns: 136, width: 1904, height: 1036 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("wayland")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-1")
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":0")
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: Some("71a1216abcc7031776630a6d88f105605c4dc1c9_1773785041_1402901823")
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL              : Some("/bin/bash")
    EDITOR             : Some("/usr/bin/nano")
    VISUAL             : None
    YAZI_FILE_ONE      : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME   : None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS   : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS   : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "micro %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "Micro", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "micro %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "Micro", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "micro %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "Micro", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.46
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 7.1.3 / 7.1.3
    pdftoppm      : 25.07.0
    magick        : 7.1.1-47
    fzf           : 0.67.0
    fd/fdfind     : 10.3.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    chafa         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    zoxide        : 0.9.8
    7zz/7z        : No such file or directory (os error 2) / 25.01
    resvg         : 0.47.0
    jq            : 1.8.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: 2.2.1 / 2.2.1
    xclip        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xsel         : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain

Please describe the problem you're trying to solve

On most other file managers, if you create a file named .hidden and list names of files/directories you want hidden, the file manager will give those files the hidden flag without renaming them to a dotfile.

For example, if my directory structure looked like this:

directoryname/
    file.txt
    file2.zip
    file3.txt
    otherdirectory/
    .hidden

And my .hidden file contained:

file.txt
otherdirectory

Then file.txt and otherdirectory/ would be invisible unless I enable viewing hidden files, file2.zip and file3.txt stay unhidden.

I'd really love for this functionality to be added to Yazi. I use .hidden files all the time, and it's especially useful for apps that leave random unhidden config directories in my Home folder.

Would you be willing to contribute this feature?

• Yes, I'll give it a shot

Describe the solution you'd like

Ideally, it would work the same in Yazi as it does in most other file managers:

• Files and directories should both be able to be hidden.
• The behavior is confined to the directory the .hidden file is located in. (For example, listing file.txt in directoryname/.hidden won't hide files named file.txt in any other directory)
• Subdirectories of a hidden directory don't inherent the hidden flag. (For example, any files in otherdirectory/ stay unhidden)
• Filenames are exact. (For example, if I have another file named file.txt2, it remains unhidden)

Additional context

No response

Checklist

• I have searched the existing issues/discussions
• The latest nightly build doesn't already have this feature