Limit Get-ChildItem recursion depth

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Use this to limit the depth to 2:

Get-ChildItem \*\*\*,\*\*,\*

The way it works is that it returns the children at each depth 2,1 and 0.

Explanation:

This command

Get-ChildItem \*\*\*

returns all items with a depth of two subfolders. Adding \* adds an additional subfolder to search in.

In line with the OP question, to limit a recursive search using get-childitem you are required to specify all the depths that can be searched.

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