Hidden files

pandeesh · June 30, 2012, 1:15am

How to list out only the hidden files from a directory ?

Thanks

spacebar · June 30, 2012, 1:47am

Try this:

ls -al | grep -e '[0-9] \..*$'

Scrutinizer · June 30, 2012, 1:49am

Try: ls -d .*

sudeep.id · July 2, 2012, 7:45am

ls -a | grep "^\."

dagamier · July 2, 2012, 5:25pm

you could also try:

ls -la | cat -vet

this will let you see any files containing special characters or named with just a special character that isn't normally displayed