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PowerShell scripts to recursively list files and directories without using -Recurse parameter for Get-ChildItem
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# Recursively lists full path of files and directories of current working directory OR user specified directory | |
# using write-output. | |
# | |
# Usage: script-name [optional-path] | |
# | |
# Adapted from Getting files and folders recursively in PowerShell…without using -Recurse!, | |
# https://cloudrun.co.uk/powershell/getting-files-and-folders-recursively-in-powershell-without-using-recurse/ | |
Param ($path = $pwd) | |
function get-folders { | |
Param ($path) | |
$items = Get-ChildItem -Force $path | |
foreach ($item in $items) { | |
# List all the folders | |
if (($item) -is [System.IO.DirectoryInfo]) { | |
write-output $path\$item | |
$itemname = $item.Name | |
$fullpath = "$path\$itemname" | |
get-folders $fullpath #Recursively list if it is a directory | |
} | |
# Print out any files | |
if (($item) -is [System.IO.FileInfo]) { | |
write-output $path\$item | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
get-folders $path |
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# Recursively lists full path of files (in yellow) and directories (in green) of current working directory OR | |
# user specified directory using write-host. | |
# | |
# Usage: script-name [optional-path] | |
# | |
# Adapted from Getting files and folders recursively in PowerShell…without using -Recurse!, | |
# https://cloudrun.co.uk/powershell/getting-files-and-folders-recursively-in-powershell-without-using-recurse/ | |
Param ($path = $pwd) | |
function get-folders { | |
Param ($path) | |
$items = Get-ChildItem -Force $path | |
foreach ($item in $items) { | |
# List all the folders | |
if (($item) -is [System.IO.DirectoryInfo]) { | |
write-host $path\$item -foregroundcolor Green | |
$itemname = $item.Name | |
$fullpath = "$path\$itemname" | |
$array += $fullpath | |
get-folders $fullpath #Recursively list if it is a directory | |
} | |
# Print out any files | |
if (($item) -is [System.IO.FileInfo]) { | |
write-host $path\$item -foregroundcolor Yellow | |
$itemname = $item.Name | |
$fullpath = "$path\$itemname" | |
$array += $fullpath | |
} | |
} | |
# Return the array with all subfolders in in case you want to do something else with it | |
return $array | |
} | |
$subfolders = get-folders $path |
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