powershell - extract file name and extension

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I need to extract file name and extension from e.g. my.file.xlsx. I don't know the name of file or extension and there may be more dots in the name, so I need to search the string from the right and when I find first dot (or last from the left), extract the part on the right side and the part on the left side from that dot.

How?

score 204 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 20 '12 at 14:45

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If the file is coming off the disk and as others have stated, use the BaseName and Extension properties:

PS C:\> dir *.xlsx | select BaseName,Extension

BaseName                                Extension
--------                                ---------
StackOverflow.com Test Config           .xlsx

If you are given the file name as part of string (say coming from a text file), I would use the GetFileNameWithoutExtension and GetExtension static methods from the System.IO.Path class:

PS C:\> [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension("Test Config.xlsx")
Test Config
PS H:\> [System.IO.Path]::GetExtension("Test Config.xlsx")
.xlsx

answered Mar 20 '12 at 14:45

Goyuix

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For more useful methods in the System.IO.Path class without referring to MSDN documentation, you can use `[System.IO.Path] | Get-Member -Static` – Phil Feb 28 '13 at 20:03
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Note that `[System.IO.Path]::GetExtension` returns the extension *including the period (".")*. – Ohad Schneider May 08 '16 at 13:15

Esperento57 · Answer 2 · 2020-05-04T01:14:58.610

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just do it:

$file=Get-Item "C:\temp\file.htm"
$file.Basename 
$file.Extension

edited May 04 '20 at 01:14

answered Jan 29 '17 at 10:12

Esperento57

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I think it should be `$file.Basename` – john v kumpf May 01 '20 at 20:27
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This is the ideal answer if the file exists, otherwise you'll get an `ObjectNotFound` exception. – Thane Plummer Sep 27 '21 at 15:46

score 23 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 26 '16 at 23:26

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PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0>split-path "H:\Documents\devops\tp-mkt-SPD-38.4.10.msi" -leaf
tp-mkt-SPD-38.4.10.msi

PS C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0> $psversiontable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
CLRVersion                     2.0.50727.5477
BuildVersion                   6.1.7601.17514
PSVersion                      2.0
WSManStackVersion              2.0
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0}
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.1

edited Aug 26 '16 at 23:26

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answered Apr 15 '15 at 22:24

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This is obviously not an answer – montonero Jan 19 '22 at 10:12

score 15 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 28 '16 at 15:31

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Use Split-Path

$filePath = "C:\PS\Test.Documents\myTestFile.txt";
$fileName = (Split-Path -Path $filePath -Leaf).Split(".")[0];
$extension = (Split-Path -Path $filePath -Leaf).Split(".")[1];

answered Sep 28 '16 at 15:31

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Note that this will only work if there is no periods in the filename. – Halfdone Mar 16 '18 at 15:12
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you can change to `Split(".")[-1]` to make it work with files with dots in the name – phuclv Feb 26 '19 at 06:54
@phuclv This solution returns the extension for files with typical `name.extension` format. – ashrasmun Dec 23 '21 at 20:35
So would Split(".")[-1]. – Grault Jul 01 '22 at 19:30

CB. · Answer 5 · 2012-03-20T14:50:16.093

If is from a text file and and presuming name file are surrounded by white spaces this is a way:

$a = get-content c:\myfile.txt

$b = $a | select-string -pattern "\s.+\..{3,4}\s" | select -ExpandProperty matches | select -ExpandProperty value

$b | % {"File name:{0} - Extension:{1}" -f $_.substring(0, $_.lastindexof('.')) , $_.substring($_.lastindexof('.'), ($_.length - $_.lastindexof('.'))) }

If is a file you can use something like this based on your needs:

$a = dir .\my.file.xlsx # or $a = get-item c:\my.file.xlsx 

$a
    Directory: Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\ps


Mode           LastWriteTime       Length Name
----           -------------       ------ ----
-a---      25/01/10    11.51          624 my.file.xlsx


$a.BaseName
my.file
$a.Extension
.xlsx

score 11 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 25 '15 at 17:23

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PS C:\Users\joshua> $file = New-Object System.IO.FileInfo('file.type')
PS C:\Users\joshua> $file.BaseName, $file.Extension
file
.type

answered Dec 25 '15 at 17:23

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score 8 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 20 '12 at 14:25

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Check the BaseName and Extension properties of the FileInfo object.

answered Mar 20 '12 at 14:25

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Any particular infoyou're after? Just pipe a file to Get-Member to reveal all of it;s members or browse to MSDN to find the official help. – Shay Levy Mar 13 '13 at 07:49

score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 26 '20 at 10:02

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As of PowerShell 6.0, Split-Path has an -Extenstion parameter. This means you can do:

$path | Split-Path -Extension

or

Split-Path -Path $path -Extension

For $path = "test.txt" both versions will return .txt, inluding the full stop.

answered Jul 26 '20 at 10:02

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 16 '21 at 13:12

if [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension() is hard to type or remember:

("file.name.ext.w..dots.ext" -split '\.' | select -SkipLast 1) -join '.'
# >> file.name.ext.w..dots

"file.name.ext.w..dots.ext" -split '\.' | select -Last 1
# >> ext

Notes:

-split takes a regex (by default) so the . has to be escaped

I don't think there's a "locale" name.ext filename separator, is there?

-SkipLast was added in v5.0

The .NET function [System.IO.Path]::GetExtension() returns the extension including the '.' char; the above returns it without

having to -rejoin the string after splitting could change the result, I suppose, in unusual circumstances. Or if you're uncomfortable re-joining a string that's already joined, one could:

$file = "file.name.ext.w..dots.ext"
$ext = $file -split '\.' | select -Last 1
$name = $file.Substring(0, $file.LastIndexOf(".$ext"))

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Mar 03 '15 at 23:01

This is an adaptation, if anyone is curious. I needed to test whether RoboCopy successfully copied one file to multiple servers for its integrity:

   $Comp = get-content c:\myfile.txt

ForEach ($PC in $Comp) {
    dir "\\$PC\Folder\Share\*.*" | Select-Object $_.BaseName
}

Nice and simple, and it shows the directory and the file inside it. If you want to specify one file name or extension, just replace the *'s with whatever you want.

    Directory: \\SERVER\Folder\Share

Mode                LastWriteTime     Length Name                                                                                                                                             
----                -------------     ------ ----                                                                                                                                             
-a---         2/27/2015   5:33 PM    1458935 Test.pptx

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