<# .SYNOPSIS Lists all read-only files in a directory tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script scans a directory tree and lists all read-only files. .PARAMETER path Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working dir by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-read-only-files.ps1 C:\Windows ... ✔️ Found 107 read-only files within 📂C:\Windows in 50 sec .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "$PWD") try { $stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() $path = Resolve-Path "$path" Write-Progress "Scanning $path for read-only files..." [int]$count = 0 Get-ChildItem "$path" -attributes ReadOnly -recurse | Foreach-Object { "📄$($_.FullName)" $count++ } Write-Progress -completed " " [int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Found $count read-only files within 📂$path in $elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }