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I have a directory that contains thousands of files, some of them are hidden.



The command ls -a list all files, including hidden ones, but I need just to list hidden files.



What command should I use?


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The command :



ls -ld .?*


Will only list hidden files .



Explain :



 -l     use a long listing format



 -d, --directory

              list  directory entries instead of contents, and do not derefer‐

              ence symbolic links



.?* will only state hidden files

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