I am trying to use a shared folder between my linux host an my Ubuntu 13.10 x64 guest...but, I am noticing that files are missing! The files are not completely missing. I can `stat` them by name, but they don't show up in `ls` or similar.
I think the best way to show the problem is with a sample shell session:
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# pwd
/mnt/hgfs/vmshared
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# echo newfile >> newfile
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# ls
# EXPECTED: to see a file
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# echo newfile2 >> newfile2
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# ls
newfile2
# EXPECTED: see both newfile and newfile2, only see newfile2
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# cat newfile2
newfile2
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# cat newfile
newfile
# The file is there, even though it doesn't show in ls
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# touch somethingelse
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# ls
newfile2
# EXPECTED: to see newfile, newfile2, and somethingelse
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# cat somethingelse
# File is there...empty...
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# cat notafile
cat: notafile: No such file or directory
# Expected error for a non-existing file
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# touch somemore
vm-guest:/mnt/hgfs/vmshared# ls
newfile newfile2
# newfile eventually showed...but now not others.
This is very weird behavior. I DO NOT see the same behavior with a Windows 8 guest running on the same Linux host. I am guessing it's something wrong with the vmware-tools on Linux? This is obviously frustrating to anyone actually trying to accomplish something. 
Help and suggestions appreciated.
cheers, eric