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windows - List all files and dirs without recursion with junctions


Is there a native|portable tool that can give me a unicode or a system local-compatible list of all files and directories under a path recursively, without recursing into junction points or links, in Windows?


For example, the built-in dir takedown icacls commands run into an infinite loop with the Application Data directory (1).


EDIT I would like to be able to get a text file or at least an easy clipboard transfer as an output.



Answer



This was somehow a hard question. Even StackOverflow has only fancy solutions.
But here is a simple one for listing all files recursively without junction folder loops.


Use PowerShell and test each file if it contains the attribute "ReparsePoint"


function Recurse($path) {

$fc = new-object -com scripting.filesystemobject
$folder = $fc.getfolder($path)

foreach ($i in $folder.files) { $i | select Path }

foreach ($i in $folder.subfolders) {
$i | select Path
if ( (get-item $i.path).Attributes.ToString().Contains("ReparsePoint") -eq $false) {
Recurse($i.path)
}
}
}

$scriptPath = split-path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
$outputlist = Recurse($scriptPath) | Out-File -Filepath .\outputlist.txt


  1. Paste the code into a text file and save it as PowerShell (.ps1) script

  2. Place the script inside your desired folder to list all files+folder recursively

  3. Execute the script with PowerShell. A new file called outputlist.txt at the same location will appear


Quick comparison between the Powershell script and a common batch command


powershell  - good, no indefinite loops

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batch "DIR /B /S" - bad, indefinite loops through junctions points

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