April 6th, 2015

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Only Hidden Files

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display only hidden files.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to locate only hidden files?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet and specify the Not Directory and the Hidden attributes (abbreviate as !d+h):

gci -Att !d+h

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