How to list directories and files from Azure File Share using PowerShell

In this blog, you will see how to list directories and files from Azure File Share using PowerShell.

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.

################# Azure Blob Storage - PowerShell ####################

## Input Parameters
$resourceGroupName="azpractice"
$storageAccName="azstorageacc1122020"
$fileShareName="azevents2020"
$directoryPath="Presentation"

## Connect to Azure Account
Connect-AzAccount

## Function to Lists directories and files
Function GetFiles
{
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Lists directories and files.."
    ## Get the storage account context
    $ctx=(Get-AzStorageAccount -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Name $storageAccName).Context
    ## List directories
    $directories=Get-AZStorageFile -Context $ctx -ShareName $fileShareName
    ## Loop through directories
    foreach($directory in $directories)
    {
        write-host -ForegroundColor Magenta " Directory Name: " $directory.Name
        $files=Get-AZStorageFile -Context $ctx -ShareName $fileShareName -Path $directory.Name | Get-AZStorageFile
        ## Loop through all files and display
        foreach ($file in $files)
        {
            write-host -ForegroundColor Yellow $file.Name
        }
    }
}

GetFiles

## Disconnect from Azure Account
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.