Find-Directory

April 4, 2019 · View on GitHub

SYNOPSIS

Find directories on remote host based on simple wildcards or with regex. Use the command against one or multiple hosts.

SYNTAX

Find-Directory [[-ComputerName] <String[]>] [[-ComputerList] <String>] [[-Method] <String>]
 [[-Session] <PSSession[]>] [[-Credential] <PSCredential>] [[-Path] <String>] [-Recurse] [[-Regex] <String>]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Find directories on remote host based on simple wildcards or with regex. Use the command against one or multiple hosts.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Find-Directory -path C:\Users\*\AppData\Local\wabmetagen\ -ComputerName $target

Search for wabmetagen directory inside user profiles on remote host. Without -ComputerName the command is executed on localhost.

Example 2

PS C:\> find-Directory -Path C:\Users\*\* -Regex "\d{3}\w{2}"

Search for folders named with the given regex pattern.

PARAMETERS

-ComputerList

Target computer lists in a text file.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ComputerName

Target computer separated by comma.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Benannt
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Credential

Credentials used on remote host

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Method

Currently not used. Only WinRM is implemented.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: WinRM

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

Search path for files.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Recurse

Recursive search

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Benannt
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Regex

Regex pattern for file path

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Session

PowerShell session

Type: PSSession[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Benannt
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).