PowerShell: Show File Attributes

Meaning of Mode in dir Output

Common attributes are displayed in the first column of output of Get-ChildItem

Meaning of the mode letters:

• l (link. Link points to another file) or d (directory).
• a (archive) → marked for backup. (file been modified since last backup)
• r (read-only)
• h (hidden)
• s (system)

Force show hidden files, system files, read-only files

• PowerShell: Show Hidden File

Show All Attributes of a File or Dir

# list all attributes of a file/dir
Get-ItemProperty '.\My Music\' -Name Attributes