Tjyylli

"Marked down as someone wanting to sell shares." What does that mean?

categorizing a variable turns it from insignificant to significant

Recursively move files within sub directories

Why is "la Gestapo" feminine?

Taking my research idea outside my paid job

Why do Radio Buttons not fill the entire outer circle?

What should be the ideal length of sentences in a blog post for ease of reading?

Should a narrator ever describe things based on a character's view instead of facts?

Output visual diagram of picture

Is there a distance limit for minecart tracks?

Why can't I get pgrep output right to variable on bash script?

Does capillary rise violate hydrostatic paradox?

Can you take a "free object interaction" while incapacitated?

Can creatures abilities target that creature itself?

Air travel with refrigerated insulin

Reasons for having MCU pin-states default to pull-up/down out of reset

Why is indicated airspeed rather than ground speed used during the takeoff roll?

If the Dominion rule using their Jem'Hadar troops, why is their life expectancy so low?

Do I have to take mana from my deck or hand when tapping this card?

What properties make a magic weapon befit a Rogue more than a DEX-based Fighter?

Error in master's thesis, I do not know what to do

How can I, as DM, avoid the Conga Line of Death occurring when implementing some form of flanking rule?

Was Woodrow Wilson really a Liberal?

Pre-Employment Background Check With Consent For Future Checks

Use batch script to check if file is hidden

Batch file with DOS box hidden?Trying to hide a folder and unhide it in the same batch file with the attrib commandCheck if netsh wlan connect failed in batch scriptCannot delete hidden file on network drive using DOS / batch scriptRemove attributes to sub folders and filesWrite specific text a .txt file with Batch scriptHow to run batch file command with elevated permissions?Hiding Everything in a Folder without Hiding the FolderHow to hide batch source program from right click » edit?How to check if a batch file has ANY parameters?

0

1

I'm writing a batch file that will unhide and run another batch file or, if the file is already unhidden, will run the batch file and hide it again. How do I check if a file is hidden?

windows cmd.exe

share|improve this question

edited Oct 16 '14 at 11:38

Der Hochstapler

68.2k50230286

asked Aug 8 '14 at 23:16

xplusplusxplusplus

11

bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 10 mins ago

This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I have a code which can unhide files when the hidden files can't be unchecked. Here it is - attrib -s -h K:*.* /s /d But I don't know any method to check how to get a list of hidden files. Learn More
  
  – Marks PC Solution
  Aug 8 '14 at 23:33
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Found this on another site. Same subject. [windows-batch-script-to-unhide-files-hidden-by-virus][1] [1]: stackoverflow.com/questions/8095002/…
  
  – rdubyab
  Aug 9 '14 at 5:42
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

1

I'm writing a batch file that will unhide and run another batch file or, if the file is already unhidden, will run the batch file and hide it again. How do I check if a file is hidden?

windows cmd.exe

share|improve this question

edited Oct 16 '14 at 11:38

Der Hochstapler

68.2k50230286

asked Aug 8 '14 at 23:16

xplusplusxplusplus

11

bumped to the homepage by Community♦ 10 mins ago

This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I have a code which can unhide files when the hidden files can't be unchecked. Here it is - attrib -s -h K:*.* /s /d But I don't know any method to check how to get a list of hidden files. Learn More
  
  – Marks PC Solution
  Aug 8 '14 at 23:33
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Found this on another site. Same subject. [windows-batch-script-to-unhide-files-hidden-by-virus][1] [1]: stackoverflow.com/questions/8095002/…
  
  – rdubyab
  Aug 9 '14 at 5:42
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I'm writing a batch file that will unhide and run another batch file or, if the file is already unhidden, will run the batch file and hide it again. How do I check if a file is hidden?

windows cmd.exe

share|improve this question

edited Oct 16 '14 at 11:38

Der Hochstapler

68.2k50230286

asked Aug 8 '14 at 23:16

xplusplusxplusplus

11

share|improve this question

edited Oct 16 '14 at 11:38

Der Hochstapler

68.2k50230286

asked Aug 8 '14 at 23:16

xplusplusxplusplus

11

share|improve this question

edited Oct 16 '14 at 11:38

Der Hochstapler

68.2k50230286

asked Aug 8 '14 at 23:16

xplusplusxplusplus

11

edited Oct 16 '14 at 11:38

Der Hochstapler

68.2k50230286

edited Oct 16 '14 at 11:38

Der Hochstapler

68.2k50230286

asked Aug 8 '14 at 23:16

xplusplusxplusplus

11

asked Aug 8 '14 at 23:16

xplusplusxplusplus

11

2 Answers
2

active

oldest

votes

0

You can use this in PowerShell to get a list of hidden files

Get-ChildItem X:MyPath -Recurse -Force | Where { ($_.Attributes.ToString() -Split ", ") -Contains "Hidden" } | Select FullName

You should be able to use dir/ah for the same result in cmd in the current path.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 0:47

ZulgribZulgrib

250114

add a comment | 

0

Lots of ways.

1) DIR /AH (probably the simplest method)

Use the DIR command to look for a file with a particular attribute. Returns success if found, error if not.

dir /ah file.ext >nul 2>nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

2) ATTRIB command

The attribute codes are in upper case. The code for hidden is H, and I believe it is always in the fifth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

attrib file.ext | findstr "^....H" >nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

3) FOR variable ~a modifier

The attribute codes are in lower case, and they are in a different order than the ATTRIB command. The code for hidden is h in the fourth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

for %%F in (file.ext) do echo %%~aF | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

or use a substring operation. Don't forget that the substring is 0 indexed.

for %%F in (file.ext) do set "attr=%%~aF"

if %attr:~3,1% equ h (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

4) Parameter ~a modifier

Basically the same as with FOR variable, except now using a script or sub-routine parameter.

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

echo %~a1 | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul

exit /b

or

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

setlocal

set "att=%~a1"

if %att:~3,1% equ h exit /b 0

exit /b 0

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 13:48

dbenhamdbenham

7,90142030

add a comment | 

Your Answer

StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});

function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});


}
});

draft saved

draft discarded

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Sign up using Google

Sign up using Facebook

Sign up using Email and Password

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f794471%2fuse-batch-script-to-check-if-file-is-hidden%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

0

You can use this in PowerShell to get a list of hidden files

Get-ChildItem X:MyPath -Recurse -Force | Where { ($_.Attributes.ToString() -Split ", ") -Contains "Hidden" } | Select FullName

You should be able to use dir/ah for the same result in cmd in the current path.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 0:47

ZulgribZulgrib

250114

add a comment | 

0

You can use this in PowerShell to get a list of hidden files

Get-ChildItem X:MyPath -Recurse -Force | Where { ($_.Attributes.ToString() -Split ", ") -Contains "Hidden" } | Select FullName

You should be able to use dir/ah for the same result in cmd in the current path.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 0:47

ZulgribZulgrib

250114

add a comment | 

You can use this in PowerShell to get a list of hidden files

Get-ChildItem X:MyPath -Recurse -Force | Where { ($_.Attributes.ToString() -Split ", ") -Contains "Hidden" } | Select FullName

You should be able to use dir/ah for the same result in cmd in the current path.

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 0:47

ZulgribZulgrib

250114

Get-ChildItem X:MyPath -Recurse -Force | Where { ($_.Attributes.ToString() -Split ", ") -Contains "Hidden" } | Select FullName

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 0:47

ZulgribZulgrib

250114

answered Aug 9 '14 at 0:47

ZulgribZulgrib

250114

answered Aug 9 '14 at 0:47

ZulgribZulgrib

250114

0

Lots of ways.

1) DIR /AH (probably the simplest method)

Use the DIR command to look for a file with a particular attribute. Returns success if found, error if not.

dir /ah file.ext >nul 2>nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

2) ATTRIB command

The attribute codes are in upper case. The code for hidden is H, and I believe it is always in the fifth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

attrib file.ext | findstr "^....H" >nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

3) FOR variable ~a modifier

The attribute codes are in lower case, and they are in a different order than the ATTRIB command. The code for hidden is h in the fourth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

for %%F in (file.ext) do echo %%~aF | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

or use a substring operation. Don't forget that the substring is 0 indexed.

for %%F in (file.ext) do set "attr=%%~aF"

if %attr:~3,1% equ h (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

4) Parameter ~a modifier

Basically the same as with FOR variable, except now using a script or sub-routine parameter.

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

echo %~a1 | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul

exit /b

or

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

setlocal

set "att=%~a1"

if %att:~3,1% equ h exit /b 0

exit /b 0

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 13:48

dbenhamdbenham

7,90142030

add a comment | 

0

Lots of ways.

1) DIR /AH (probably the simplest method)

Use the DIR command to look for a file with a particular attribute. Returns success if found, error if not.

dir /ah file.ext >nul 2>nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

2) ATTRIB command

The attribute codes are in upper case. The code for hidden is H, and I believe it is always in the fifth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

attrib file.ext | findstr "^....H" >nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

3) FOR variable ~a modifier

The attribute codes are in lower case, and they are in a different order than the ATTRIB command. The code for hidden is h in the fourth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

for %%F in (file.ext) do echo %%~aF | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

or use a substring operation. Don't forget that the substring is 0 indexed.

for %%F in (file.ext) do set "attr=%%~aF"

if %attr:~3,1% equ h (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

4) Parameter ~a modifier

Basically the same as with FOR variable, except now using a script or sub-routine parameter.

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

echo %~a1 | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul

exit /b

or

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

setlocal

set "att=%~a1"

if %att:~3,1% equ h exit /b 0

exit /b 0

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 13:48

dbenhamdbenham

7,90142030

add a comment | 

Lots of ways.

1) DIR /AH (probably the simplest method)

Use the DIR command to look for a file with a particular attribute. Returns success if found, error if not.

dir /ah file.ext >nul 2>nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

2) ATTRIB command

The attribute codes are in upper case. The code for hidden is H, and I believe it is always in the fifth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

attrib file.ext | findstr "^....H" >nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

3) FOR variable ~a modifier

The attribute codes are in lower case, and they are in a different order than the ATTRIB command. The code for hidden is h in the fourth position. Use FINDSTR to look for the code.

for %%F in (file.ext) do echo %%~aF | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

or use a substring operation. Don't forget that the substring is 0 indexed.

for %%F in (file.ext) do set "attr=%%~aF"

if %attr:~3,1% equ h (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

4) Parameter ~a modifier

Basically the same as with FOR variable, except now using a script or sub-routine parameter.

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

echo %~a1 | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul

exit /b

or

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

setlocal

set "att=%~a1"

if %att:~3,1% equ h exit /b 0

exit /b 0

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 13:48

dbenhamdbenham

7,90142030

dir /ah file.ext >nul 2>nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

attrib file.ext | findstr "^....H" >nul && (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

for %%F in (file.ext) do echo %%~aF | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) || (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

for %%F in (file.ext) do set "attr=%%~aF"

if %attr:~3,1% equ h (

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

echo %~a1 | findstr "^...h" >nul 2>nul

exit /b

call :IsHidden file.ext &&

  echo file.ext is hidden

) else (

  echo file.ext is NOT hidden

)

exit /b



:isHidden

setlocal

set "att=%~a1"

if %att:~3,1% equ h exit /b 0

exit /b 0

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 9 '14 at 13:48

dbenhamdbenham

7,90142030

answered Aug 9 '14 at 13:48

dbenhamdbenham

7,90142030

answered Aug 9 '14 at 13:48

dbenhamdbenham

7,90142030