Friday, 19 July 2019

Windows command-line command to list hidden folders


Is there a command on the Windows command-line that can list hidden folders?


I've tried dir -a:dh but that doesn't work for me.



Answer



Use the following command:


dir /a:hd C:\folder\

The difference between what you were typing and this command is that you were using a - to indicate the switch, not a /. In most windows command line applications, this doesn't matter, but in the case of the dir command, you must use a slash, not a dash.


The /a switch changes which attributes are displayed. h shows hidden files and d shows just directories. Make sure you keep the trailing slash on the end of the folder path. I just tested, and it worked fine.


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