Powershell: gci filter with compact output

Question

I want to find files recursively, and for that I am using

> gci -name -filter *.py -r

Option -name gives only the file name, to get one line per item found, as required. But the items that I get as output show only the relative path, e.g.

python\scr.py

(the current dir is C:\python) while a similar command in cmd.exe

> where /r . *.py

gives

C:\data\python\scr.py

as wanted.

Is there any way of getting this with gci?

I would like to minimize piping/greping with regex/the like.

Answer 1

I'm not sure why you're averse to piping, since it is arguably the most imporant feature of PowerShell, but I would leave out the -name parameter. Then, use Select-Object (alias, select) to get the FullName of the FileInfo object, and use the -expand switch to output only the string value of the FullName property. If you want to keep it short, you can also leave out -filter and add '.', since the second positional parameter is -Filter.

gci . *.py -r| select -exp fullname

Or use Foreach-Object (alias, % or foreach), and output the FullName.

gci . *.py -r| % {$_.FullName}

Answer 2

To avoid using piping, you can use the following:

(gci -filter *.py -recurse).FullName