Powershell get-childitem output formatting
powershell, powershell-2.0, powershell-3.0, windows
Solution
I know the usual answer is, don't use the format-* cmdlets, since the output can't really be used by other cmdlets, but since this a formatting question, how about something like:
get-childitem -Recurse K:\AppData\*.* -Filter *.model | ? {$_.LastWriteTime -gt (Get-Date).AddDays(-6)} | sort LastWriteTime -descending | format-table LastWriteTime, Name, Directory >> C:\AAA\result.txt
The only downside I can see is if the directory name ends up being too long, you may need to try playing with adding either `-Wrap` or `-AutoSize` to the end of the format-table cmdlet.
If neither of those solves the width issue (assuming you even have one), I found a (page)[http://poshoholic.com/2010/11/11/powershell-quick-tip-creating-wide-tables-with-powershell/] about creating really wide tables, so you could end up with something like:
get-childitem -Recurse K:\AppData\*.* -Filter *.model | ? {$_.LastWriteTime -gt (Get-Date).AddDays(-6)} | sort LastWriteTime -descending | format-table LastWriteTime, Name, Directory -AutoSize | Out-String -Width 1024 >> C:\AAA\result.txt
Problem
How can I change the formatting of powershell output? I am running this: ``` cgi -Recurse K:\AppData\*.* -Filter *.model | ? {$_.LastWriteTime -gt (Get-Date).AddDays(-6)} | sort LastWriteTime -descending >> C:\AAA\result.txt ``` The result I got is in this format: ``` Directory: K:\AppData\ Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- -a--- 13/02/2014 11:29 AM 7269129 20-300_3001_REV02_ECR4431.CATPart -a--- 13/02/2014 11:29 AM 7269129 20-300_3001_REV02_ECR4431.CATPart -a--- 13/02/2014 11:29 AM 7269129 20-300_3001_REV02_ECR4431.CATPart ``` How can I change the output format to this : ``` LastWriteTime Name Directory ------------- ---- ----- 13/02/2014 11:29 AM 20-300_3001_REV02_ECR4431.CATPart K:\AppData\ 13/02/2014 11:29 AM 20-300_3001_REV02_ECR4431.CATPart K:\AppData\ 13/02/2014 11:29 AM 20-300_3001_REV02_ECR4431.CATPart K:\AppData\ ```