| external help file | Module Name | online version | schema |
|---|---|---|---|
PSScriptTools-help.xml |
PSScriptTools |
2.0.0 |
A PowerShell version of the Where CLI command.
Get-FileItem [-Pattern] <String[]> [-Regex] [-Full] [-Quiet] [-First]
[<CommonParameters>]Get-FileItem [-Pattern] <String[]> [-Regex] [-Path <String[]>] [-Recurse]
[-Full] [-Quiet] [-First] [<CommonParameters>]This is an enhanced, PowerShell version of the WHERE command from the traditional CLI which will find files in %PATH% that match a particular pattern.
PS C:\> Get-FileItem notepad.exe
C:\Windows\notepad.exe
C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
C:\Windows\notepad.exe
C:\Users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\notepad.exeFind notepad.exe in %PATH% and return the complete file name. This is the default behavior.
PS C:\> PSWhere foo.exe -Quiet
FalseSearch for foo.exe and return $True if found. This command is using the PSWhere alias.
PS C:\> Get-FileItem "^\d+\S+\.txt" -Regex -Path c:\scripts -full
Directory: C:\Scripts
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 10/28/2021 9:36 AM 30145 1000FemaleNames.txt
-a--- 12/5/2007 2:19 PM 29618 1000MaleNames.txt
-a--- 6/2/2010 11:02 AM 31206 1000names.txt
-a--- 6/3/2010 8:52 AM 3154 100names.txt
-a--- 5/28/2014 1:38 PM 1601 100NewUsers.txt
-a--- 2/17/2015 4:47 PM 2300 2015.txt
-a--- 2/7/2011 1:37 PM 78542 2500names.txtFind all TXT files in C:\Scripts that start with a number and display full file information.
The name of the file to find. Separate multiple entries with a comma. Wildcards are allowed. You can also specify a regular expression pattern by including the -REGEX parameter.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseIndicates that the pattern is a regular expression.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThe folders to search other than %PATH%.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Path
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseUsed with -Path to indicate a recursive search.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Path
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseWrite the full file object to the pipeline. The default is just the full name.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseReturns True if a match is made. This parameter will override -Full.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseStop searching after the pattern is found. Don't search any more paths.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
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