PSTree

PSTree is a PowerShell Module that includes the Get-PSTree cmdlet that intends to emulate the tree command with added functionalities to calculate the folders size as well as recursive folders size.

Documentation

Check out the docs for information about how to use this Module. For customizing the cmdlet's rendering output see about_TreeStyle.

Installation

Gallery

The module is available through the PowerShell Gallery:

Install-Module PSTree -Scope CurrentUser

Source

git clone 'https://github.com/santisq/PSTree.git'
Set-Location ./PSTree
./build.ps1

Requirements

Compatible with Windows PowerShell v5.1 and PowerShell 7+.

Usage

Get the current directory tree with default parameters values

PS ..\PSTree> Get-PSTree | Select-Object -First 20

   Source: C:\path\to\PSTree

Mode            Length Hierarchy
----            ------ ---------
d----         31.20 KB PSTree
-a---          4.64 KB ├── .gitignore
-a---        137.00  B ├── .markdownlint.json
-a---          2.16 KB ├── build.ps1
-a---          7.90 KB ├── CHANGELOG.md
-a---          1.07 KB ├── LICENSE
-a---          8.10 KB ├── PSTree.build.ps1
-a---          5.96 KB ├── README.md
-a---          1.23 KB ├── ScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1
d----          1.74 KB ├── tools
-a---          1.60 KB │   ├── PesterTest.ps1
-a---        141.00  B │   ├── requiredModules.psd1
d----          0.00  B │   └── Modules
d----          1.44 MB │       ├── PSScriptAnalyzer
d----        401.83 KB │       ├── platyPS
d----        771.55 KB │       ├── Pester
d----        143.43 KB │       └── InvokeBuild
d----          6.76 KB ├── tests
-a---          6.76 KB │   └── PSTree.Tests.ps1
d----          0.00  B ├── src

Exclude tools and tests folders

PS ..\PSTree> Get-PSTree -Exclude *tools, *tests  | Select-Object -First 20

   Source: C:\path\to\PSTree

Mode            Length Hierarchy
----            ------ ---------
d----         31.20 KB PSTree
-a---          4.64 KB ├── .gitignore
-a---        137.00  B ├── .markdownlint.json
-a---          2.16 KB ├── build.ps1
-a---          7.90 KB ├── CHANGELOG.md
-a---          1.07 KB ├── LICENSE
-a---          8.10 KB ├── PSTree.build.ps1
-a---          5.96 KB ├── README.md
-a---          1.23 KB ├── ScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1
d----          0.00  B ├── src
d----         10.30 KB │   └── PSTree
-a---        931.00  B │       ├── ExceptionHelpers.cs
-a---        439.00  B │       ├── PSTree.csproj
-a---          1.06 KB │       ├── PSTreeDirectory.cs
-a---          4.01 KB │       ├── PSTreeExtensions.cs
-a---        517.00  B │       ├── PSTreeFile.cs
-a---        399.00  B │       ├── PSTreeFileSystemInfo.cs
-a---          1.51 KB │       ├── PSTreeFileSystemInfo_T.cs
-a---        897.00  B │       ├── PSTreeHelper.cs
-a---        619.00  B │       ├── PSTreeIndexer.cs

Include .ps1 and .cs files and exclude some folders

PS ..\PSTree> Get-PStree -Include *.ps1, *.cs -Exclude *output, *tools, *docs, *module

   Source: C:\path\to\PSTree

Mode            Length Hierarchy
----            ------ ---------
d----         33.15 KB PSTree
-a---          2.35 KB ├── build.ps1
-a---          8.10 KB ├── PSTree.build.ps1
d----         13.29 KB ├── tests
-a---        765.00  B │   ├── FormattingInternals.tests.ps1
-a---          5.89 KB │   ├── GetPSTreeCommand.tests.ps1
-a---          1.51 KB │   ├── PathExtensions.tests.ps1
-a---          1.38 KB │   ├── PSTreeDirectory.ps1
-a---        920.00  B │   ├── PSTreeFile.tests.ps1
-a---          2.09 KB │   └── PSTreeFileSystemInfo_T.tests.ps1
d----          0.00  B ├── src
d----         12.15 KB │   └── PSTree
-a---        931.00  B │       ├── ExceptionHelpers.cs
-a---          4.09 KB │       ├── PathExtensions.cs
-a---        900.00  B │       ├── PSTreeCache.cs
-a---          1.06 KB │       ├── PSTreeDirectory.cs
-a---          1.66 KB │       ├── PSTreeExtensions.cs
-a---        517.00  B │       ├── PSTreeFile.cs
-a---        399.00  B │       ├── PSTreeFileSystemInfo.cs
-a---          1.61 KB │       ├── PSTreeFileSystemInfo_T.cs
-a---        626.00  B │       ├── PSTreeIndexer.cs
d----         16.53 KB │       ├── obj
d----          1.15 KB │       ├── Internal
d----          6.43 KB │       ├── Commands
d----          0.00  B │       └── bin
d----          4.07 KB ├── .vscode
d----          0.00  B └── .github
d----          4.17 KB     └── workflows

Get the src tree recursively displaying only folders

PS ..\PSTree> Get-PSTree .\src\ -Recurse -Directory

   Source: C:\path\to\PSTree\src

Mode            Length Hierarchy
----            ------ ---------
d----          0.00  B src
d----         10.30 KB └── PSTree
d----         16.53 KB     ├── obj
d----          0.00  B     │   └── Debug
d----         88.02 KB     │       └── netstandard2.0
d----          1.13 KB     ├── Internal
d----          5.68 KB     ├── Commands
d----          0.00  B     └── bin
d----          0.00  B         └── Debug
d----         33.31 KB             └── netstandard2.0
d----         33.11 KB                 └── publish

Display subdirectories only 2 levels deep

PS ..\PSTree> Get-PSTree .\src\ -Depth 2 -Directory

   Source: C:\path\to\PSTree\src

Mode            Length Hierarchy
----            ------ ---------
d----          0.00  B src
d----         10.30 KB └── PSTree
d----         16.53 KB     ├── obj
d----          1.13 KB     ├── Internal
d----          5.68 KB     ├── Commands
d----          0.00  B     └── bin

Get the recursive size of the folders

PS ..\PSTree> Get-PSTree .\src\ -Depth 2 -Directory -RecursiveSize

   Source: C:\path\to\PSTree\src

Mode            Length Hierarchy
----            ------ ---------
d----        188.08 KB src
d----        188.08 KB └── PSTree
d----        104.55 KB     ├── obj
d----          1.13 KB     ├── Internal
d----          5.68 KB     ├── Commands
d----         66.42 KB     └── bin

Changelog

• CHANGELOG.md
• Releases

Contributing

Contributions are more than welcome, if you wish to contribute, fork this repository and submit a pull request with the changes.