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Powershell : Im failing to get directories+files in a particular path using get-ChildItem cmdlet

I have a path where there are many directories with files and files outside the directory.

I want to extract all files/directories maintaining the folder structure.

Please help if possible. Thank you in advance.

Command used :

$Path = "Some path"

$Binaries = Get-ChildItem -Directory -File -Path $Path -Recurse
Write-Host $Binaries

Output : empty

Solution

  • If I understood your last comment correctly you are aiming to create one zip archive of an folder and its full content via powershell command. I would download 7zip and use the following command for convenience:

    Compress-Archive -Path c:\msi -DestinationPath c:\logs\test.zip -CompressionLevel Optimal