Can't get directories inside root paths from fileshare in PowerShell
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I am trying to get the names of files and directories that exist in the root path of a fileshare.
The following code:
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\filesharefiles" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
gives the files and directories of fileserverfiles as expected. But
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare*" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
results in a blank output. What is happening in PowerShell that is causing this issue?
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asked Jan 18 at 0:31
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I am trying to get the names of files and directories that exist in the root path of a fileshare.
The following code:
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\filesharefiles" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
gives the files and directories of fileserverfiles as expected. But
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare*" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
results in a blank output. What is happening in PowerShell that is causing this issue?
powershell
asked Jan 18 at 0:31
AnonymousAnonymous
1
Does the path have spaces in it? Why? Also, you're not querying the list of files, you're just trying to list the files. So using the asterisk is pointless.
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 0:40
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare"results in aCannot find path '\fileshare' because it does not exist. I want to get the list of the files, and perform specific actions on each item in the list via a loop.
– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 0:51
Can you be more specific what you are trying to accomplish?\fileserver*is not a valid path. A UNC path contains BOTH the server name and share name.\servernamesharenamefilename. At best, querying\filesharewill return a list of shares on the server namedfileshare. Not files/folders.
– Appleoddity
Jan 18 at 1:52
fileshareis the name of the server. Everything on that server is being shared.
– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 3:26
You're missing a point @appleoddity made: everything on the server may be shared, but it's not being shared AS the server name, it's being shared as \servernamesharename
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 4:14
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I am trying to get the names of files and directories that exist in the root path of a fileshare.
The following code:
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\filesharefiles" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
gives the files and directories of fileserverfiles as expected. But
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare*" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
results in a blank output. What is happening in PowerShell that is causing this issue?
powershell
asked Jan 18 at 0:31
AnonymousAnonymous
1
I am trying to get the names of files and directories that exist in the root path of a fileshare.
The following code:
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\filesharefiles" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
gives the files and directories of fileserverfiles as expected. But
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare*" | Write-Output -InputObject $List
results in a blank output. What is happening in PowerShell that is causing this issue?
powershell
powershell
asked Jan 18 at 0:31
AnonymousAnonymous
1
asked Jan 18 at 0:31
AnonymousAnonymous
1
asked Jan 18 at 0:31
AnonymousAnonymous
1
asked Jan 18 at 0:31
AnonymousAnonymous
1
asked Jan 18 at 0:31
AnonymousAnonymous
1
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Does the path have spaces in it? Why? Also, you're not querying the list of files, you're just trying to list the files. So using the asterisk is pointless.
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 0:40
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare"results in aCannot find path '\fileshare' because it does not exist. I want to get the list of the files, and perform specific actions on each item in the list via a loop.
– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 0:51
Can you be more specific what you are trying to accomplish?\fileserver*is not a valid path. A UNC path contains BOTH the server name and share name.\servernamesharenamefilename. At best, querying\filesharewill return a list of shares on the server namedfileshare. Not files/folders.
– Appleoddity
Jan 18 at 1:52
fileshareis the name of the server. Everything on that server is being shared.
– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 3:26
You're missing a point @appleoddity made: everything on the server may be shared, but it's not being shared AS the server name, it's being shared as \servernamesharename
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 4:14
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Does the path have spaces in it? Why? Also, you're not querying the list of files, you're just trying to list the files. So using the asterisk is pointless.
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 0:40
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare"results in aCannot find path '\fileshare' because it does not exist. I want to get the list of the files, and perform specific actions on each item in the list via a loop.
– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 0:51
Can you be more specific what you are trying to accomplish?\fileserver*is not a valid path. A UNC path contains BOTH the server name and share name.\servernamesharenamefilename. At best, querying\filesharewill return a list of shares on the server namedfileshare. Not files/folders.
– Appleoddity
Jan 18 at 1:52
fileshareis the name of the server. Everything on that server is being shared.
– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 3:26
You're missing a point @appleoddity made: everything on the server may be shared, but it's not being shared AS the server name, it's being shared as \servernamesharename
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 4:14
Does the path have spaces in it? Why? Also, you're not querying the list of files, you're just trying to list the files. So using the asterisk is pointless.
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 0:40
Does the path have spaces in it? Why? Also, you're not querying the list of files, you're just trying to list the files. So using the asterisk is pointless.
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 0:40
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare" results in a Cannot find path '\fileshare' because it does not exist. I want to get the list of the files, and perform specific actions on each item in the list via a loop.– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 0:51
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare" results in a Cannot find path '\fileshare' because it does not exist. I want to get the list of the files, and perform specific actions on each item in the list via a loop.– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 0:51
Can you be more specific what you are trying to accomplish?
\fileserver* is not a valid path. A UNC path contains BOTH the server name and share name. \servernamesharenamefilename. At best, querying \fileshare will return a list of shares on the server named fileshare. Not files/folders.– Appleoddity
Jan 18 at 1:52
Can you be more specific what you are trying to accomplish?
\fileserver* is not a valid path. A UNC path contains BOTH the server name and share name. \servernamesharenamefilename. At best, querying \fileshare will return a list of shares on the server named fileshare. Not files/folders.– Appleoddity
Jan 18 at 1:52
fileshare is the name of the server. Everything on that server is being shared.– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 3:26
fileshare is the name of the server. Everything on that server is being shared.– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 3:26
You're missing a point @appleoddity made: everything on the server may be shared, but it's not being shared AS the server name, it's being shared as \servernamesharename
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 4:14
You're missing a point @appleoddity made: everything on the server may be shared, but it's not being shared AS the server name, it's being shared as \servernamesharename
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 4:14
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Does the path have spaces in it? Why? Also, you're not querying the list of files, you're just trying to list the files. So using the asterisk is pointless.
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 0:40
$List = Get-ChildItem -Path "\fileshare"results in aCannot find path '\fileshare' because it does not exist. I want to get the list of the files, and perform specific actions on each item in the list via a loop.– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 0:51
Can you be more specific what you are trying to accomplish?
\fileserver*is not a valid path. A UNC path contains BOTH the server name and share name.\servernamesharenamefilename. At best, querying\filesharewill return a list of shares on the server namedfileshare. Not files/folders.– Appleoddity
Jan 18 at 1:52
fileshareis the name of the server. Everything on that server is being shared.– Anonymous
Jan 18 at 3:26
You're missing a point @appleoddity made: everything on the server may be shared, but it's not being shared AS the server name, it's being shared as \servernamesharename
– music2myear
Jan 18 at 4:14