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To exclude specific file(s) from being displayed in the output of Get- ChildItem, you need to specify the file name(s).CommandGet-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Exclude style.css, LGPO.exeOutputDirectory: D:\Temp\LGPO Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a----       01-06-2017     02:25         638115 LGPO.pdf     Directory: D:\Temp Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------     ... Read More

To exclude specific extensions, you need to use –Exclude parameter in Get-ChildItem.ExampleFor example, as shown below when we run command, it will exclude .html files and display the rest.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Exclude *.htmlOutputDirectory: D:\Temp Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- d-----       24-11-2018     11:31                LGPO     Directory: D:\Temp\LGPO Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ---- ... Read More

You can also search for files with a specific name or using the wildcard (*) character.CommandBelow command will search for the files (including hidden files) starting with “Bac”.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp -Recurse -Force -Include Bac*OutputPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp -Recurse -Force -Include Bac*     Directory: D:\Temp\GPO_backup\{C9C3DB4C-2E51-4201-B3C3-7C0F1ACECBE9} Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a----       24-11-2018     11:34           6215 Backup.xmlCommandWhen you use the wildcard character (*) at both the ends, file ... Read More

You can also search for files with a specific name or using the wildcard (*) character.CommandBelow command will search for the files (including hidden files) starting with “Bac”.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp -Recurse -Force -Include Bac*OutputPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp -Recurse -Force -Include Bac*     Directory: D:\Temp\GPO_backup\{C9C3DB4C-2E51-4201-B3C3-7C0F1ACECBE9} Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a----       24-11-2018     11:34           6215 Backup.xmlCommandWhen you use the wildcard character (*) at both the ends, file ... Read More

To get the output of the get-childitem with a specific extension, we need to use –includeparameter.ExampleIn the below example, we will use the below script to get only .xml files.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Include *.xmlOutputPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Include *.xml     Directory: D:\Temp\GPO_backup\{C9C3DB4C-2E51-4201-B3C3-7C0F1ACECBE9} Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a----       24-11-2018     11:34           6215 Backup.xml -a----       24-11-2018     11:34       ... Read More

To get the output of the get-childitem with a specific extension, we need to use –includeparameter.ExampleIn the below example, we will use the below script to get only .xml files.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Include *.xmlOutputPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Include *.xml     Directory: D:\Temp\GPO_backup\{C9C3DB4C-2E51-4201-B3C3-7C0F1ACECBE9} Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a----       24-11-2018     11:34           6215 Backup.xml -a----       24-11-2018     11:34       ... Read More

To display files along with hidden files, you need to use –Force parameter.CommandGet-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -ForceOutputIf you see the above output, hiddenfile.xlsx is the hidden file and same can be identified with the mode where –a-h—attribute of the file.You can also use this parameter with –Recurse or –Depth.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Force

To display files along with hidden files, you need to use –Force parameter.CommandGet-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -ForceOutputIf you see the above output, hiddenfile.xlsx is the hidden file and same can be identified with the mode where –a-h—attribute of the file.You can also use this parameter with –Recurse or –Depth.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Force

To display only hidden files and folders –hidden parameter is used while using Get-ChildItem.CommandGet-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -HiddenOutputPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Hidden     Directory: D:\Temp Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a-h--       13-12-2019     09:52           6182 Hiddenfile1.xlsxCommandSimilarly, you can use this –Hidden with –Recurse or–DepthGet-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -HiddenOutputPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Recurse -Hidden     Directory: D:\Temp Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a-h--       13-12-2019     09:52           6182 Hiddenfile1.xlsx     Directory: D:\Temp\GPO_backup Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----                -------------         ------ ---- -a-h--       13-12-2019     09:52              0 HiddenFile2.txt

When –Depth parameter is used along with Get-ChildItem, it controls the recursion of displaying the subfolders and their contents. For example, if –Depth parameter is set to 1 then it will display only the content of the parent folder and immediate subfolders but not the subfolders of the subfolders.CommandWhen you specify –Depth parameter, no need to add –Recursion parameter. It will automatically set the depth level.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Depth 1OutputPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Depth 1     Directory: D:\Temp Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name ----             ... Read More