In this blog, you will see how to list directories and files from Azure File Share using PowerShell.
Prerequisites
Install Azure PowerShell Module to run the script.
PowerShell Script
Open Notepad and paste the following script. Save the file as script.ps1.
  1. ################# Azure Blob Storage - PowerShell ####################
  3. ## Input Parameters
  4. $resourceGroupName="azpractice"
  5. $storageAccName="azstorageacc1122020"
  6. $fileShareName="azevents2020"
  7. $directoryPath="Presentation"
  9. ## Connect to Azure Account
  10. Connect-AzAccount
  12. ## Function to Lists directories and files
  13. Function GetFiles
  14. {
  15. Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Lists directories and files.."
  16. ## Get the storage account context
  17. $ctx=(Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $storageAccName).Context
  18. ## List directories
  19. $directories=Get-AZStorageFile -Context $ctx -ShareName $fileShareName
  20. ## Loop through directories
  21. foreach($directory in $directories)
  22. {
  23. write-host -ForegroundColor Magenta " Directory Name: " $directory.Name
  24. $files=Get-AZStorageFile -Context $ctx -ShareName $fileShareName -Path $directory.Name | Get-AZStorageFile
  25. ## Loop through all files and display
  26. foreach ($file in $files)
  27. {
  28. write-host -ForegroundColor Yellow $file.Name
  29. }
  30. }
  31. }
  33. GetFiles
  35. ## Disconnect from Azure Account
  36. Disconnect-AzAccount
Open Windows PowerShell window and navigate to the location where the script file was saved.
Run the following command.
.\script.ps1
Reference
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.storage/get-azstoragefile?view=azps-3.3.0
Summary
Thus, in this blog, you saw how to list directories and files from Azure File Share using PowerShell.