Where You Are

Where You Are: Where Am I? Get-Location and Paths, Looking Around: Get-ChildItem.

Updated November 10, 2026

1. Where Am I? Get-Location and Paths (Novice): Get-Location tells you which folder PowerShell is working in, and the path it prints is that folder's full address, from the drive letter down through every folder to the one you're in.
2. Looking Around: Get-ChildItem (Novice): Get-ChildItem lists what's inside a folder, with a row for each folder and file that shows what kind of thing it is, when it last changed, its size and its name, and -Force shows the hidden ones too.