How to list empty files? (Bash)
find . -name '*.txt' -size 0Print files which match *.txt and are of size zero.
To find all empty files in the current directory:
find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.txt' -emptyHow it works:
find .This starts
findlooking for files in the current directory.-maxdepth 1By default,
findsearches recursively through subdirectories. This tells it not to. If you do want a recursive search, just remove this option.-type fThis limits the search to regular files.
-name '*.txt'This limits the search to
.txtfiles.-emptyThis limits the search to empty files.
Non-recursive with stat, output control with awk:
$ stat -c "%n %b" *|awk '!$2 && $0=$1'
stat prints filename (%n) and allocated block count (%b). In awk refrain from printing if blocks allocated (!$2) and replace record with filename when printing.