Get-ChildItem Doesn't Work With Include

Question

Example I am following:

Get-ChildItem c:\scripts\*.* -include *.txt,*.log

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee176841.aspx

What gives? Why don't I get back a list of my test.txt files when I try to use include?

As a side note, what is c:\scripts\*.*. It seems to be saying include a file with any name that has any format. But isn't that specified in the include? Anyway, more interested in why my seemingly basic code doesn't work.

Answer 1

From the help file (Get-Help Get-ChildItem):

The Include parameter is effective only when either the command includes the Recurse parameter or the path leads to the contents of a directory, such as C:\Windows*, where the wildcard character specifies the contents of the C:\Windows directory.

Get-ChildItem c:\pstest\*.* -include *.txt

or

Get-ChildItem c:\pstest -recurse -include *.txt

or better yet: use the -Filter parameter instead of -Include:

Get-ChildItem C:\pstest -Filter *.txt