Map an app to all folders/files in a directory recursively-CodePudding

I'm hoping to use Powershell to:

Recurse through directories, of various depths, with the current PS script's directory being root
Apply an app to those directories (which in turn will process the files within it)
Which also requires an input of a new subdir to make base

The command I want to apply to each directory takes the format: c:\xrv\fileprocess.exe -folderIn [dir] -foldorOut [newdir]

I'm at a bit of a loss on how to make this happen. I've tried to hash together something from snippets online but I never seem to have success. I've kind of made a part hodgepodge snippet part pseudo code attempt to explain what I'm trying to do below.

I'd also note that the paths are looong!

Thanks all!

Clear-Host
$StartDirectory = '\.'
echo $StartDirectory
$files = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $StartDirectory -Recurse -Directory `|
foreach($dir in $dirs){
c:\xrv\fileprocess.exe -folderIn $dir -foldorOut "$dir\pd"
}

CodePudding user response：

I have tried to not change too much from your code. try this: if the $dir\pd dosent exist, does the program create it? if not then you would have to include a mkdir $dir\pd inside the foreach loop.

Clear-Host
$StartDirectory = '\.'
$exe = 'c:\xrv\fileprocess.exe'
Write-Host $StartDirectory
$dirs = Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $StartDirectory -Recurse -Directory
foreach ($dir in $dirs)
{
   &$exe -folderIn $dir -foldorOut "$dir\pd"
}