PowerShell: Show a File's Attributes

Meaning of Mode Column Letters 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)

Show All Attributes of a File or Dir

# list all attributes of a file or dir

Get-ItemProperty "~/Downloads/" -Name Attributes

# Attributes   : ReadOnly, Directory
# PSPath       : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\xah\Downloads\
# PSParentPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\xah
# PSChildName  : Downloads
# PSDrive      : C
# PSProvider   : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem