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Dec 27, 2015

PowerTip: Display Hidden Files in PowerShell

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Boe Prox shows how to use Windows PowerShell to display hidden files. How can I use Windows PowerShell to display hidden files and folders? There are a couple of approaches that use Get-ChildItem: