How to exclude multiple folders using Get-ChildItem in PowerShell

How to exclude multiple folders using Get-ChildItem in PowerShell

In PowerShell, the Get-ChildItem cmdlet is used to retrieve a list of files and directories in a specified location. The Get-ChildItem cmdlet has a number of optional parameters that you can use to customize the output of the cmdlet.

One such parameter is the -Exclude parameter, which allows you to exclude certain files or directories from the list.

To exclude multiple folders using the Get-ChildItem cmdlet, you can specify the names of the folders you want to exclude as a comma-separated list in the -Exclude parameter.

Here is an example of how to do this:

Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\user\Documents" -Exclude "Folder1,Folder2,Folder3"

In this example, the Get-ChildItem cmdlet is used to list the files and directories in the C:\Users\user\Documents directory. The -Exclude parameter is used to specify that the Folder1, Folder2, and Folder3 folders should be excluded from the list.

If you want to exclude all subdirectories of a certain folder, you can use the -Include and -Recurse parameters to include only files in the top-level directory, and the -Exclude parameter to exclude all subdirectories.

Here is an example of how to do this:

Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\user\Documents" -Include "*" -Exclude "*" -Recurse

Conclusion

The -Exclude parameter allows you to exclude certain files or directories from the list.