--hidden

Info

• The --hidden flag displays hidden files and directories in your tree output.
• Hidden files typically start with a dot (.) on Unix-like systems (e.g., .git, .env) or are marked as hidden on Windows.

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Usage

Usage

# Include hidden files in the tree
show-file-tree  --hidden

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Example

Example

Without --hiddenWith --hidden

├── 📁 src
│   └── main.py
└── README.md

├── 📁 .git
├── 📁 src
│   └── main.py
├── .env
└── README.md

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Tips

Tip

• Combine with --gitignore to respect .gitignore but still show hidden files not ignored by Git.
• Combine with --format md to generate Markdown documentation including hidden files.
• Useful for project auditing, debugging, or full repo visualization.

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Advanced Features

Advanced Feature

Hidden + gitignoreHidden + gitignore + format md

Hidden + gitignore

show-file-tree  --hidden --gitignore

show-file-tree  --hidden --gitignore --format md

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