PowerShell/Docs/list-hidden-files.md

PS> list-hidden-files.ps1

This PowerShell script scans and lists all hidden files in a directory tree.

Parameters

list-hidden-files.ps1 [[-DirTree] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-DirTree <String>
    Specifies the path to the directory tree
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                "$PWD"
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./list-hidden-files C:\

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.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
}

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