In this recipe, we will search for files based on filenames, attributes, and content.
Let's explore different ways to use
Get-ChildItem to search for files.
Open PowerShell ISE. Go to Start | Accessories | Windows PowerShell | Windows PowerShell ISE.
Add the following script and run it:
#search for file with specific extension $path = "C:\Temp" Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Include *.sql -Recurse #search for file based on date creation #use LastWriteTime for date modification [datetime]$startDate = "2012-05-01" [datetime]$endDate = "2012-05-20" #note date is at 12 midnight #sample date Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:00:00 AM #PowerShell V3 Where-Object syntax Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse | Where CreationTime -ge $startDate | Where CreationTime -le $endDate | Sort -Property LastWriteTime #list files greater than 10MB #PowerShell V3 syntax Get-ChildItem $path -Recurse | Where Length -ge 10Mb | Select Name, @{Name="MB";Expression={"{0:N2}" -f ($_.Length...