<# .SYNOPSIS Lists the folder content .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists the directory content formatted in columns. .PARAMETER SearchPattern Specifies the search pattern, "*" by default (means anything) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-folder C:\ .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$SearchPattern = "*") function ListFolder { param([string]$SearchPattern) $Items = get-childItem -path "$SearchPattern" foreach ($Item in $Items) { $Name = $Item.Name if ($Name[0] -eq '.') { continue } # hidden file/dir if ($Item.Mode -like "d*") { $Icon = "📂" } elseif ($Name -like "*.iso") { $Icon = "📀" } elseif ($Name -like "*.mp3") { $Icon = "🎵" } elseif ($Name -like "*.epub") { $Icon = "📓" } else { $Icon = "📄" } new-object PSObject -Property @{ Name = "$Icon$Name" } } } try { ListFolder $SearchPattern | format-wide -autoSize exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }