## The *list-empty-files.ps1* PowerShell Script This PowerShell script scans and lists all empty files within the given directory tree. ## Parameters ```powershell list-empty-files.ps1 [[-DirTree] ] [] -DirTree Specifies the path to the directory tree Required? false Position? 1 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> ./list-empty-files C:\ ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Lists empty files within a directory tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script scans and lists all empty files within the given directory tree. .PARAMETER DirTree Specifies the path to the directory tree .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-empty-files C:\ .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$DirTree = "") try { if ($DirTree -eq "" ) { $DirTree = read-host "Enter the path to the directory tree" } [int]$Count = 0 write-progress "Listing empty files in $DirTree ..." get-childItem $DirTree -attributes !Directory -recurse | where {$_.Length -eq 0} | foreach-object { write-output $_.FullName $Count++ } "✔️ found $Count empty file(s)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of list-empty-files.ps1*