I am using this command
Where {$_.Extension -match "zip||rar"}
but need to use this command too
Where {$_.FullName -notlike $IgnoreDirectories}
Should I use a && or II as in
Where {$_.Extension -match "zip||rar"} && Where {$_.FullName -notlike $IgnoreDirectories}
or
Where {$_.Extension -match "zip||rar"} || Where {$_.FullName -notlike $IgnoreDirectories}
?
What I am trying to accomplish is to have every zip and rar file be extracted but I want to skip the extraction of the zip or rar files in some of my directories. What is the best solution for this?
When in doubt, read the documentation.
Windows PowerShell supports the following logical operators.
-and Logical and. TRUE only when both statements are TRUE.-or Logical or. TRUE when either or both statements are TRUE.-xor Logical exclusive or. TRUE only when one of the statements is TRUE and the other is FALSE.-not Logical not. Negates the statement that follows it.! Logical not. Negates the statement that follows it. (Same as -not)
Put both clauses in the same scriptblock and connect them with the appropriate logical operator. For a logical AND between the two clauses use -and:
Where-Object {
$_.Extension -match "zip||rar" -and
$_.FullName -notlike $IgnoreDirectories
}
For a logical OR between the two clauses use -or:
Where-Object {
$_.Extension -match "zip||rar" -or
$_.FullName -notlike $IgnoreDirectories
}
In your case it's probably the former.
Note that your regular expression zip||rar matches any extension due to the empty string between the two |. To match only items with the extension .rar or .zip remove one pipe: $_.Extension -match "zip|rar".
