PowerShell/Docs/list-empty-files.md
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*list-empty-files.ps1*
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This PowerShell script scans and lists all empty files within the given directory tree.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./list-empty-files.ps1 [[-DirTree] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-DirTree <String>
Specifies the path to the directory tree
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
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
-------
```powershell
PS> ./list-empty-files.ps1 C:\
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```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.ps1 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
}
```
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