How to change to a hidden directory in Octave

[Steven Evans]

Octave Mailing List Support,
    I'm a new user of Octave, and am wondering if there's a way to 
change my current directory to a directory that is hidden.  Is this a 
feature that simply doesn't exist?
    I'm running Octave on Lubuntu 14.04.3 LTS, and am using a 64-bit 
machine.
    Here's what happens whenever I try to navigate to a hidden 
directory.  If I try to find the directory using the drop down list, the 
directory doesn't show up because it is hidden.  So I then type the path 
of my directory, at the drop-down prompt, using the standard format for 
hidden directories. In other words, I place a "." at the beginning of 
the name of the directory that is hidden.

Example:  /home/username/.my_hidden_directory

    However, when I click on the "Go" button, nothing happens.
    If I type the following at the console:

cd /home/username/.my_hidden_directory

    nothing happens.
    So is there a way to do this?  If so, how do I do it?
    Thanks so much for taking the time to read my question.  I also 
want to thank you for developing Octave as an alternative to MATLAB.

Sincerely,

Steven Evans
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