<# .SYNOPSIS Lists all executables in a dir tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script scans a given directory tree and lists all executables with suffix .EXE. .PARAMETER path Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working directory by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-executables.ps1 C:\Windows C:\Windows\bfsvc.exe ... ✔️ Found 7967 executables within 📂C:\Windows in 168 sec. .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "$PWD") try { $stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() Write-Progress "Listing executables within $path ..." $path = Resolve-Path "$path" [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 }