<# .SYNOPSIS Lists hidden files in a directory tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script scans and lists all hidden files in a directory tree. .PARAMETER DirTree Specifies the path to the directory tree .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-hidden-files C:\ .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param([string]$DirTree = "$PWD") try { $DirTree = resolve-path "$DirTree" write-progress "Listing hidden files in $DirTree ..." [int]$Count = 0 get-childItem "$DirTree" -attributes Hidden -recurse | foreach-object { "📄 $($_.FullName)" $Count++ } "✔️ directory tree $DirTree has $Count hidden file(s)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }