<# .SYNOPSIS Lists all executables in a directory tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script scans a directory tree and lists all executables. .PARAMETER path Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working directory by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-executables.ps1 C:\Windows ... ✔️ Found 8239 executables within 📂C:\Windows in 99 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 $path for executables..." [int]$count = 0 Get-ChildItem "$path" -attributes !Directory -recurse -force | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*.exe" } | ForEach-Object { "📂$($_.FullName)" $count++ } Write-Progress -completed " " [int]$Elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Found $count executables within 📂$path in $elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }