PowerShell/docs/list-executables.md
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The *list-executables.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script scans a given directory tree and lists all executables with suffix .EXE.
Parameters
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```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/list-executables.ps1 [[-path] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-path <String>
Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working directory by default)
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value "$PWD"
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
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```powershell
PS> ./list-executables.ps1 C:\Windows
C:\Windows\bfsvc.exe
...
Found 7967 executables within 📂C:\Windows in 168 sec.
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists all executables in a dir tree
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script scans a given directory tree and lists all executables with suffix .EXE.
.PARAMETER path
Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working directory by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-executables.ps1 C:\Windows
C:\Windows\bfsvc.exe
...
✅ Found 7967 executables within 📂C:\Windows in 168 sec.
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$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
}
```
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