Test-Path - Powershell 1.0 CmdLet
Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a command-line shell and scripting tool based on the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is designed for system administrators, engineers and developers to control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.
More than hundred command-line tools (so called "cmdlets") can be used to perform system administration tasks and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). These cmdlets are easy to use, with standard naming conventions and common parameters, and standard tools for piping, sorting, filtering, and formatting data and objects.
Test-Path
Description Return true if the path exists, otherwise return false Usage Options -Path string[] The PowerShell path (or paths) to test Wildcards are permitted. {may be piped} -literalPath string Like Path above, only the value is used exactly as typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes any escape characters then enclose the path in single quotation marks. -pathType TestPathType One of: Container,leaf or Any Container = The parent container of the item (parent folder) leaf = The last item or container in the path.(filename) Any = Either a container or a leaf. -isValid Return TRUE if the path syntax is valid, even if elements of the path don't exist. -include string Test only the specified items from the Path. e.g. "May*" this only works when the path includes a wildcard character. -exclude string Omit the specified items from the Path e.g. "*SS64*" this only works when the path includes a wildcard character. -credential PSCredential Use a credential to validate access to the file. Credential represents a user-name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01", or a PSCredential object, such as the one retrieved by using the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password. This parameter is not supported by any PowerShell core cmdlets or providers. CommonParameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutVariable. Example(s) Determine whether all elements (folders) in the path exist: PS C:\>test-path "F:\MSSQL\BACKUP" Determine whether there are any files in the Spreadsheets folder other than .xlsx files: PS C:\>test-path C:\Spreadsheets\* -exclude *.xlsx Determine whether the path stored in the $profile variable leads to a directory or a file: PS C:\>test-path $profile -pathtype leaf