How Do I List Nonzero Bytes in Unix?

How do I find nonzero bytes in Unix?

Find all (non-)empty files in a directory

Finding all empty files in a directory can also be done using a single command. Ditto for non-empty files. By default, the find command excludes symbolic files. Use the -L option to include them.

How do I list empty files in Unix?

3 Answers

1. find . This starts find looking for files in the current directory.
2. -maxdepth 1. By default, find searches recursively through subdirectories. This tells it not to. …
3. -type f. This limits the search to regular files.
4. -name ‘*.txt’ This limits the search to . txt files.
5. -empty. This limits the search to empty files.