List, search/find files and directories with Get-ChildItem cmdlet.
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| Using Powershell Get-ChildItem cmdlet to get files and folder |
Get hidden files and folders
Get-ChildItem -Force |
| Using Powershell 'Get-ChildItem -Force' to get hidden files and folders |
Get-ChildItem
SYNOPSIS
Gets the files and folders in a file system drive.
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C:\PS>Get-ChildItem
Description
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This command gets the files and subdirectories in the current directory. If the current directory does
not have child items, the command does not return any results.
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C:\PS>Get-Childitem -System -File -Recurse
Description
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This command gets system files in the current directory and its subdirectories.
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C:\PS>Get-ChildItem -Attributes !Directory,!Directory+Hidden
C:\PS> dir -att !d,!d+h
Description
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These command get all files, including hidden files, in the current directory, but exclude
subdirectories. The second command uses aliases and abbreviations, but has the same effect as the first.
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C:\PS>dir -ad
Description
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This command gets the subdirectories in the current directory. It uses the "dir" alias of the
Get-ChildItem cmdlet and the "ad" alias of the Directory parameter.
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C:\PS>Get-ChildItem -File -Attributes !ReadOnly -path C:\ps-test
Description
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This command gets read-write files in the C:\ps-test directory.
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C:\PS>get-childitem . -include *.txt -recurse -force
Description
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This command gets all of the .txt files in the current directory and its subdirectories.
The dot (.) represents the current directory. The Include parameter specifies the file name extension.
The Recurse parameter directs Windows PowerShell to search for objects recursively, and it indicates that
the subject of the command is the specified directory and its contents. The Force parameter adds hidden
files to the display.
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C:\PS>get-childitem c:\windows\logs\* -include *.txt -exclude A*
Description
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This command gets the .txt files in the Logs subdirectory, except for those whose names start with the
letter A. It uses the wildcard character (*) to indicate the contents of the Logs subdirectory, not the
directory container. Because the command does not include the Recurse parameter, Get-ChildItem does not
include the contents of the current directory automatically; you need to specify it.
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C:\PS>get-childitem -name
Description
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This command retrieves only the names of items in the current directory.
PS D:\>
Get hidden files in current folder
Get-ChildItem -File -Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
gci -Re -Dir -Hid -Filter '*3*' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
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