Linux / Unix: Find hidden directories, files and folders
How to find hidden folder or directories on Unix-like operating systems?
You can use find command to find files.
Syntax:
find /path/to/search -name "folder" find /path/to/search -name "dir1" find /path/to/search -name ".dir2" find /path/to/search -name "filename.txt" find /path/to/search -name "dir*"
Open a command prompt (bash shell). To find a hidden folder named .movies in your home directory, enter:
find $HOME -name ".movies"
or
find ~ -name ".movies"
To search the entire hard drive, type:
su - find / -name ".movies"
OR use sudo directly
sudo find / -name ".movies"
To match directory names in a case insensitive manner, such as finding .movies, .Movies, .MOVES, and so on, enter:
sudo find / -iname ".movies"
see also:
How to create or show hidden files / folders in Linux