diff --git a/tdir b/tdir
index 1e40ff0..af00e65 100755
--- a/tdir
+++ b/tdir
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # Version info
 
-VERSION = "$Id: tdir,v 1.67 2002/09/02 00:40:36 tundra Exp $"
+VERSION = "$Id: tdir,v 1.68 2006/05/10 18:33:04 tundra Exp $"
 
 
 # Booleans
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@
 PAD = " "                   # Padding character
 SEP = "."                   # Filename "extension" separator
 TRUNC = "^"                 # Character indicating name truncation
+DOTFILE = '.'                # Dotfiles start with this
 
 # Defaults
 
-RECURSE = FALSE             # No recursion
-SHOWDIR = TRUE              # Show directories in listing
-SHOWFILE = TRUE             # Show files in listing
-SORTBYEXT = TRUE            # Sort file names by extension
+RECURSE   = FALSE             # No recursion
+SHOWDIR   = TRUE              # Show directories in listing
+SHOWDOT   = TRUE              # Show dotfiles in listing
+SHOWFILE  = TRUE              # Show files in listing
+SORTBYEXT = TRUE              # Sort file names by extension
 
 
 def OrderByExtension(list):
@@ -114,14 +116,15 @@
     DirList = []
     FileList = []
     for x in files:
+        df = x.startswith(DOTFILE)                     # Track whether name  is a 'dotfile/dir'
         if (dir[-1] == '/') or (dir[-1] == '\\'):      # This if/else sequence necessary because
             dirstring = dir + x                        # 'tdir /' did not properly report directories
         else:                                          # on WinDoze32 systems which appears to
             dirstring = dir + "/" + x                  # handle '//' or '\/' in files names very well.
         if os.path.isdir(dirstring):
-            if SHOWDIR:
+            if SHOWDIR and (not df or SHOWDOT):
                 DirList.append(x)
-        elif SHOWFILE:
+        elif SHOWFILE and (not df or SHOWDOT):
             FileList.append(x)
     DisplayOutput(dir, DirList, FileList)
 
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@
                  ("tdir " + VERSION.split()[2] +
                   " - Copyright (c) 2001, 2002 TundraWare Inc., All Rights Reserved. \n", ""),
                  ("  usage: tdir [-Rdefhtv] [-c #] [-s c] [-w #] [dir...]  where,\n\n", ""),
+                 ("-D",      "Do not display dot files\n"),
                  ("-R",      "Recurse down each named directory tree\n"),
                  ("-c #",    "Column width\n"),
                  ("-d",      "Do not display directories in output\n"),
@@ -154,12 +158,14 @@
 # Program entry and command line processing
 
 try:
-    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], '-Rc:edfhs:tvw:')
+    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], '-DRc:edfhs:tvw:')
 except getopt.GetoptError:
     Usage()
     sys.exit(2)
     
 for opt, val in opts:
+    if opt == "-D":
+        SHOWDOT = FALSE
     if opt == "-R":
         RECURSE = TRUE
     if opt == "-c":