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Invoke-Item — Open files in their respective default programs. Note: This command can only be used through PowerSh

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Problem

How to use the Invoke-Item command: Open files in their respective default programs. Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/invoke-item>.

Solution

Invoke-Item — Open files in their respective default programs. Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/invoke-item>.

Open a file in its default program:

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\file}}

Open all files inside a directory:

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\*

Open all PNGs inside a directory:

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\*.png

Open all files inside a directory containing a specific keyword:

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* -Include {{*keyword*}}

Open all files inside a directory except those containing a specific keyword:

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* -Exclude {{*keyword*}}

Perform a dry run to determine which files will be opened inside a directory through Invoke-Item:

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* -WhatIf

Code Snippets

Open a file in its default program

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\file}}

Open all files inside a directory

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\*

Open all PNGs inside a directory

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\*.png

Open all files inside a directory containing a specific keyword

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* -Include {{*keyword*}}

Open all files inside a directory except those containing a specific keyword

Invoke-Item -Path {{path\to\directory}}\* -Exclude {{*keyword*}}

Context

tldr-pages: windows/Invoke-Item

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