<# .SYNOPSIS search-filename.ps1 .DESCRIPTION This script serves as a quick Powershell replacement to the search functionality in Windows After you pass in a root folder and a search term, the script will list all files and folders matching that phrase. .EXAMPLE PS> ./search-filename .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $path, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $term ) # Recursive search function Write-Host "Results:" function Search-Folder($FilePath, $SearchTerm) { # Get children $children = Get-ChildItem -Path $FilePath # For each child, see if it matches the search term, and if it is a folder, search it too. foreach ($child in $children) { $name = $child.Name if ($name -match $SearchTerm) { Write-Host "$FilePath\$name" } $isdir = Test-Path -Path "$FilePath\$name" -PathType Container if ($isdir) { Search-Folder -FilePath "$FilePath\$name" -SearchTerm $SearchTerm } } } # Call the search function Search-Folder -FilePath $path -SearchTerm $term exit 0 # success