Jun 29, 2017 · Assuming that you need to match only the file name part of each file's path and that your pattern can be expressed as a wildcard expression, you do not need Select-String at all and can instead use Get-ChildItem with -Filter, as in Matt's answer, or the slower, but slightly more powerful -Include.

May 11, 2024 · In this tutorial, I will show you different methods to find files by name in PowerShell. To find a file by name using PowerShell, you can utilize the Get-ChildItem cmdlet combined with the -Name parameter for a basic search, or add …

Feb 2, 2024 · Get-ChildItem cmdlet when executed, display files, directories with their Mode, LastWriteTime, Length (file size), and Name properties on the PowerShell console.

The `Where-Object` cmdlet in PowerShell allows you to filter objects based on specific criteria, such as finding names that match a certain pattern using the `-like` operator. Here’s a code snippet demonstrating how to use this:

Oct 10, 2022 · In this article, I’ll explain how to use the PowerShell Where-Object cmdlet to filter objects and data. I’ll provide a series of easy examples showing you how to filter files by name or...

Jul 13, 2022 · Filter File Name by Wildcard (-filter) -filter parameter takes a Wildcards pattern to show only those files. Useful if you want to list files of a specific filename extension.

To find all items in the current directory that match a PowerShell wildcard, supply that wildcard to the Get-ChildItem cmdlet: Get-ChildItem *.txt; To find all items in the current directory that match a provider-specific filter, supply that filter to the -Filter parameter: Get-ChildItem-Filter *~2*

ls -Name | Select-String -Pattern 'my[Rr]egexp?' The -Name argument seems to make ls return the result as a plain string rather than FileInfo object, so Select-String treats it as the string to be searched in rather than a list of files to be searched.

Aug 12, 2022 · But the following statement: Write-Host (Get-ChildItem C:\temp -recurse | Where-Object {$_.name -match "[a-zA-Z].txt"} | Select-Object Fullname) is giving O/P like this: @{FullName=C:\temp\test.1.beta.txt} @{FullName=C:\temp\New folder\obmessages.1.0.0.beta.txt} @{FullName=C:\temp\Nuget\.common.1.0.0beta.txt} @{FullName=C:\temp\swsetup\bos.1.0. ...

Apr 10, 2024 · To list file names only in PowerShell, you can use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet combined with the -Name parameter. For example, Get-ChildItem -Path “C:\Your\Directory” -Name outputs all the file names in the specified directory.