How do I make tree list hidden files as well?

Question

I'm using this package called tree to list sub directories and files in a given directory. It works fine except it doesn't list hidden files.

When I run tree in a folder it returns

├── Zodiac (2007)
│   └── Zodiac (2007).mkv
├── Zombieland (2009) H
│   └── Zombieland (2009) H.mkv
└── Zootopia (2016)
    ├── Zootopia (2016).mkv
    └── Zootopia (2016).srt

But it should've returned hidden files named .folder.png in each one of these folders.

Can I make it happen?

Zanna · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-14T10:04:06.017

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Use tree -a

$ man tree
-a     All files are printed.  By default tree does not print hidden files 
(those beginning with a dot `.').  
In no event does tree print the file system constructs 
`.' (current directory) and `..' (previous directory).

edited May 14 '17 at 10:04

answered May 14 '17 at 10:00

Zanna

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I looked at the manual. In my case I wanted to list hidden directories but no files. The `-a` flag says _files_. – Sam Hobbs Feb 04 '23 at 22:04

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered May 14 '17 at 10:19

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Also gvfs stuff are installed in many systems, you can use them too:

gvfs-tree -h

answered May 14 '17 at 10:19

Ravexina

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 12 '20 at 02:08

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gvfs-tree has been deprecated in Debian and ubuntu systems use

gio tree -h

answered Oct 12 '20 at 02:08

Andre Leon Rangel

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Auch, interesting. When was it deprecated? – Zioalex May 10 '22 at 14:53

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 12 '22 at 14:22

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Using tree -a can often be too verbose. Add -L to limit depth if you just need a good overview of the top-level directory structure including hidden files.

tree -a -L 2

answered Sep 12 '22 at 14:22

Rick Miller

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How do I make *tree* list hidden files as well?

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How do I make tree list hidden files as well?