Linux / Unix: Bash Find Matching All Dot Files

A dot-file is generally any file whose name begins with a full stop. In Linux or Unix like operating system it is also called as hidden file. How do I list all dot files in my home directory?

You can use the ls command to list all dot files in your current directory:

ls  .*

Sample outputs:

.bash_history  .bash_profile  .bashrc  .lesshst  .profile  .viminfo

.:
checkfs  checkroot  interfaces interfaces.new scripts  securedata.keyfile

..:
lost+found  root  root.user.only

.aptitude:
cache  config

.keychain:
nas01-csh  nas01-fish  nas01-sh

.ssh:
id_rsa id_rsa.pub  known_hosts

.system_file_bakups:

.vim: 

Another option is to use the find command:

$ find . -name ".*"

Sample outputs:

.
./.bash_history
./.system_file_bakups
./.viminfo
./.bashrc
./.lesshst
./.ssh
./.profile
./.aptitude
./.bash_profile
./.vim
./.vim/.netrwhist
./.keychain