git verify-pack and PowerShell

Question

I am trying to port this script to PowerShell:

https://stubbisms.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/git-script-to-show-largest-pack-objects-and-trim-your-waist-line/

In PowerShell I run git verify-pack from the root of my repository with:

git verify-pack -v .git\objects\pack\pack-*.idx

But I get the error:

fatal: Cannot open existing pack file 'C:\test\MyRepo\.git\objects\pack\*.idx'
C:\test\MyRepo\.git\objects\pack\*.pack: bad

I took a look at:

Equivalent of git verify-pack -v | sort | tail

but it does not really address the wildcard pack-*.idx. Is that not possible in PowerShell?

Answer 1

Looks like Git relies on wildcard expansion by shell. In PS you have to do it yourself:

git verify-pack -v (Get-ChildItem '.\.git\objects\pack\*.idx')