Get-Childitem filter files with multiple extensions?

[akcorr]

Is there any way to run a get-childitem and filter for multiple objects?
Example
Get-Childitem -path C:\ -filter *.log,*.txt

I guess I could enter the extensions in an array and run though a loop
appending the results? Just wondering if there was an easier way

[Kiron]

Use the -Include parameter to qualify the -Path which should have a '\*'

 

ls c:\* -i *.log, *.txt

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Kiron

[Brandon Shell [MVP]]

Try this. Include takes an array and filter only uses one string.

dir -path c:\data -Include @("*.txt","*.log") -rec

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a> Is there any way to run a get-childitem and filter for multiple
a> objects?
a> Example
a> Get-Childitem -path C:\ -filter *.log,*.txt
a> I guess I could enter the extensions in an array and run though a

a> loop appending the results? Just wondering if there was an easier

a> way
a>

[Shay Levy [MVP]]

Hi akcorr,

You can with -include, just make sure to add the '*' wildcard to the end
of the path (it leads to the contents of the directory).
You can omit the wildcard if you specify -recurse:

PS > Get-Childitem -path C:\* -include *.log,*.txt

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a> Is there any way to run a get-childitem and filter for multiple
a> objects?
a> Example

a> Get-Childitem -path C:\ -filter *.log,*.txt
a> I guess I could enter the extensions in an array and run though a

a> loop appending the results? Just wondering if there was an easier

a> way
a>

[Marco Shaw [MVP]]

If you check 'get-help get-childitem -full', you'll see that this
parameter only accepts a string. It also accepts a wildcard, which I
don't think will help.

You can also try this (less efficient):

get-childitem-path c:\ -recurse -include *.ps1,*.txt

(I'm using v2 CTP2, so if your results may be different if you're using v1.)

Marco

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[akcorr]

Nice. Thanks. I was on right track...I did -include "*.txt,*.log" instead
but it obviously failed. Thanks for your help!

[Kiron]

Thanks Keith.

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Kiron