I was looking for a way to show only hidden files (files with names preceded by a period) when I use the ls command, and I came across the solution today. Of course, we all know how to show hidden files like this:

CODE:

“ls -a” or
“ls -all”

BUT WAIT! Can’t we show ONLY hidden files? Well, my friend, if that’s what you’re looking for, then you’ve come to the right place. Let me show you how:

CODE:

ls -ld .??*

Yep, it appears that it’s really that simple. Hope this helps someone else who’s needing to find two simple hidden files in a folder with over 1,900 high quality digital images of a candy factory. Or something like that.

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