Get Child item not coming back true

Question

I am trying to return a boolean for a specific file within a directory from within a script when I use the first command within the local directory it works and the function seeing a file returns True, and my statement launches.

get-childitem *agc.txt

Once I move back one directory the function no longer works.

get-childitem -path test -include agc.txt

The end result is to have networked paths.

Why function 1 work within the local directory but function 2 does not when I cd into a different directory — Jayson, Oct 08 '22 at 16:56
yes, the behavior of `-include` and `-exclude` can be confusing sometimes. the linked duplicate gives context and background — Santiago Squarzon, Oct 08 '22 at 17:08
To piggyback off @SantiagoSquarzon ``Test-Path`` is for checking if something exits or not. It automatically returns a ``Boolean`` value — Fitzgery, Oct 08 '22 at 19:59

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '22 at 17:05

The Include parameter is effective only when the command includes the contents of an item, such as C:\Windows*, where the wildcard character specifies the contents of the C:\Windows directory

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-childitem?view=powershell-7.2

So do:

get-childitem -path test* -include agc.txt

and you get agc.txt. To get any file ending with agc.txt, specify *agc.txt.

Get Child item not coming back true

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