Linux / UNIX List User Dot-Files

How do I list only user dot-files from $HOME under UNIX and Linux operating systems? How do I ensure that user Dot-Files are not World-writable?

Use the ls command and shell GLOB characters to list only user Dot-Files, enter:

# ls -ld /root/.[A-Za-z0-9]*

# ls -ld $HOME/.[A-Za-z0-9]*

Sample Outputs:

-rw-r--r--  2 root  wheel  1455 Jun 12 18:47 /root/.cshrc

-rw-------  1 root  wheel  2650 Jul 28 06:26 /root/.history

-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   299 Jun 12 18:40 /root/.login

-rw-------  1 root  wheel    57 Jun 12 22:07 /root/.mysql_history

-rw-r--r--  2 root  wheel   260 Jun 12 18:40 /root/.profile

Run chmod command on misconfigured file to remove group- or world-writable permissions, enter:

# chmod go-w $HOME/.dot-file-name

Owners can run the same command to fix permission issue.