How can I recursively delete folder with a specific name with PowerShell?
This one should do it:
get-childitem -Include .svn -Recurse -force | Remove-Item -Force -RecurseOther version:
$fso = New-Object -com "Scripting.FileSystemObject"$folder = $fso.GetFolder("C:\Test\")foreach ($subfolder in $folder.SubFolders){ If ($subfolder.Name -like "*.svn") { remove-item $subfolder.Path -Verbose } }
I tend to avoid the -Include parameter on Get-ChildItem as it is slower than -Filter. However in this instance (since it can't be expressed as a -Filter), this is what I would use:
Get-ChildItem . -Include .svn,_svn -Recurse -Force | Remove-Item -Recurse -Forceor if typing this at the prompt:
ls . -inc .svn,_svn -r -fo | ri -r -fo
To recursively delete a folder with a specific name -Filter is significantly faster than -Include.
So, for visibility, here is the faster version of @Keith's answer:
Fully typed-out:
Get-ChildItem -Filter .svn -Recurse -Force | Remove-Item -Recurse -ForceShort version:
ls . -filter .svn -r -fo | ri -r -fo