Return only files with Get-childitem in powershell 2

Question

I know that we can use the parameter -File in Powershell V3.0 but how can we get only files with the Get-childitem cmdlet in Powershell V2 ?

Solution

You could use the Where-Object cmdlet to check the PSIsContainer property:

Get-ChildItem  | Where-Object { !$_.PSIsContainer }

Comments

[Zakaria Belghiti]

Okay I'll try it, but does it work for not named files too?

[Martin Brandl]

what do you mean with not named files?

[Zakaria Belghiti]

I mean files without extension

[Martin Brandl]

Yes, it will also include files without extensions.

[Matt]

Pretty sure you need to use brackets in v2.

[Martin Brandl]

Oh, thanks Matt, I updated my answer.