Excluding hidden files from du command output with --exclude, grep -v or sed

Question

I'm trying to check with Disk Usage tool how big are my home directory folders but it also prints out folders and files starting with dot.

I can't seem to filter them out.

du -h --exclude="?"
du -h | grep -v "?"
du -h | grep -ve "?"
du -h | sed "?"

Thanks in advance.

edit> Thank you SiegeX for you answer.

du -h --max-depth=1 | grep -v "./\\."

Since dot matches any character we have to prefix it with double backslash since its also a special character.

SiegeX · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-22T18:47:18.243

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If running du with no specified path (current dir), use this:

du -h --exclude "./.*"

edited May 22 '17 at 18:47

answered Mar 28 '11 at 19:19

SiegeX

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Try `du -sh --exclude "./.*"` if you only want the total – Ryan Kirkman Aug 31 '12 at 03:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 16 '23 at 12:40

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From du manual (Use man du to see the manual):

-I mask files and directories matching the specified mask.

In your case this command should work when executed in in desired path.

du -h -I [^.]*

answered Apr 16 '23 at 12:40

Mateusz Dorobek

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