How to limit recursive verbose output? - powershell

Question

I have the following script that removes files and any folders matching the name. recurse is needed to avoid confirmation prompt.
Invoke-Command -Computer $Server -ScriptBlock {
param ($dir, $name)
$f = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir | Where {$_.Name -Match "$name"}
If ($f) {
$f | Foreach {
Remove-Item $_.fullname -confirm:$false -Recurse -Verbose
}
}
else {
Write-Verbose "No file found"
}
} -ArgumentList $Directory, $DB
i get a TON of verbose messages for every single one of those items saying
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove Directory" on target
\name1\subitem
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove Directory" on target
\name1\subitem1
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove Directory" on target
\name1\subitem2
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove Directory" on target
\name1.db
can i make it so that it just prints verbose on a folder level instead for every single subitem? essentially i would like only an output like this:
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove Directory" on target \name1
VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Remove Directory" on target
\name1.db

Answer 1

Adding -Verbose to Remove-Item will always cause it to list out every item that it is removing (i.e. that's the point of Verbose output. It's a fire hose that's either on or off).
If you want, not necessarily less logging, but filtered logging, then the only real option is to remove -Verbose and do it yourself.
For ex.:
Invoke-Command -Computer $Server -ScriptBlock {
param ($dir, $name)
$f = Get-ChildItem -Path $dir | Where {$_.Name -Match "$name"}
If ($f) {
$f | Foreach {
#Check to see if it is a folder
if($_.PSIsContainer)
{
Write-Host "Removing Directory: $($_.FullName)"
}
Remove-Item $_.fullname -confirm:$false -Recurse
}
}
else {
Write-Verbose "No file found"
}
} -ArgumentList $Directory, $DB