Issue with PowerShell Get-ChildItem not returning expected results in a directory

Question

I'm trying to list all .txt files in a specific directory using PowerShell on a Windows Server. I don't want to search recursively, but I'm only getting files from the root of the directory and none from subdirectories. Here’s the command I'm using:

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Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Logs' -Filter '*.txt'

Am I missing something, or is there a way to include files from the first level of subdirectories

Answer 1

Hi,

You can set the number of subdirectory levels using the Depth parameter.

Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Logs' -Filter '*.txt' -Depth 1

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-childitem?view=powershell-7.4#-depth

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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