Removing multiple items from powershell variable

Question

The following works


Remove-Item *.xml, *.thm, *.bbl, *.fff

But this does not

$cleanExtensions = "*.xml, *.thm, *.bbl, *.fff"

Remove-Item $cleanExtensions

How can I let Remove-Item accept a variable list of items to remove?

your list is not a list ... it is a string. [grin] make it into a list/array/collection and it will work since the cmdlet in question will accept an array of items for that default parameter. — Lee_Dailey
– Lee_Dailey, Commented Sep 28, 2019 at 15:38

mklement0 · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-30 02:15:31Z

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On the first option you are passing a list, while in the second one you are passing a string

Use the following notation to make your variable a list instead of a string

$cleanExtensions = "*.xml" , "*.thm", "*.bbl", "*.fff"
Remove-Item $cleanExtensions

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answered Sep 29, 2019 at 4:57

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Indeed, but more accurately the "list" is an array, namely of type [object[]].