How do I use square brackets in a wildcard pattern in PowerShell Get-ChildItem?

Question

I want to list all files ending with some text in square brackets.

But neither Get-ChildItem *[* nor Get-ChildItem *`[* nor Get-Child

Answer 1

You have to use the -Filter Parameter correct. When you don't specify the Parameter, like you did in your examples, it will assume you want to use the first Parameter (in this case -Path, Ref. Get-ChildItem Doc).

Try this instead:

Get-ChildItem -Filter "*`[*"

This found the file ad.a[s] for me.

You can also change the filter to this:

Get-ChildItem -Filter "*`[*`]"

to expand it for the closing bracket.