#!/bin/powershell <# .SYNTAX ./list-hidden-files.ps1 [] .DESCRIPTION lists hidden files within the given directory tree .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($DirTree = "") if ($DirTree -eq "" ) { $DirTree = read-host "Enter the path to the directory tree" } try { [int]$Count = 0 write-progress "Listing hidden files in $DirTree ..." get-childItem $DirTree -attributes Hidden -recurse | foreach-object { write-output $_.FullName $Count++ } write-host -foregroundColor green "OK - found $Count hidden file(s)" exit 0 } catch { write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }