Can time machine restore dot files?

Can time machine restore dot files?
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I’m assuming you’ve turned off hidden files via the defaults preference? I didn’t know that time machine continued to hide them. You could browse the archives on the drive manually? Just dig through, choose the folder with the date to restore to, and find the file in question.
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