list-network-shares.md

The 'list-network-shares.ps1' Script

This PowerShell script lists all network shares (aka "shared folders") of the local computer.

Parameters

PS> ./list-network-shares.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./list-network-shares.ps1
✅ Folder D:\Public shared as: \\LAPTOP\Public ('File transfer folder')

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	List network shares
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script lists all network shares (aka "shared folders") of the local computer.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./list-network-shares.ps1
	✅ Folder D:\Public shared as: \\LAPTOP\Public ('File transfer folder')
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	if ($IsLinux -or $IsMacOS) {
		# TODO
	} else {
		$shares = Get-WmiObject win32_share | where {$_.name -NotLike "*$"} 
		foreach ($share in $shares) {
			if ($share.Description -eq "") {
				Write-Host "✅ Folder $($share.Path) shared as: \\$(hostname)\$($share.Name)"
			} else {
				Write-Host "✅ Folder $($share.Path) shared as: \\$(hostname)\$($share.Name) ('$($share.Description)')"
			}
		}
	}
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

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