René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Get-ChildItem -Recurse treats literals passed to -Path like wildcard expressions","articleBody":"The 1st positional argument passed to `Get-ChildItem` binds to `-Path`, meaning that wildcard expressions _are_ supported.\r\n\r\nHowever, values that are _literal_ paths - values that do not contain wildcard metacharacters such as `*` - should be treated as such.\r\n\r\n* _Without_ `-Recurse`, that is already the case: A nonexistent literal path triggers an error.\r\n\r\n* _With_ `-Recurse`:\r\n\r\n   * The nonexistent path (assuming that it is a mere filename or its parent path exists) is treated like a wildcard expression that happens to match nothing.\r\n   * Additionally, this matching is apparently performed in _all_ the directories in the subtree.\r\n\r\nWorkaround (and generally the better choice if you know a path to be a literal one):  \r\n`Get-ChildItem -Recurse -LiteralPath \u003cpath\u003e`\r\n\r\n_Update_: `Get-ChildItem -Recurse \u003cname\u003e` may also yield _false positives_, by matching `\u003cname\u003e` _anywhere in the subtree_ rather than just in the current location - see below.\r\n\r\nSteps to reproduce\r\n------------------\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\nGet-ChildItem NoSuch\r\nGet-ChildItem NoSuch -Recurse\r\n```\r\n\r\nExpected behavior\r\n-----------------\r\n\r\nBoth commands should report an error re nonexistent item `NoSuch`.\r\n\r\nActual behavior\r\n---------------\r\n\r\n`Get-ChildItem NoSuch -Recurse` produces no output at all (neither success nor error), and `$?` is set to `$True`.\r\n\r\nEnvironment data\r\n----------------\r\n\r\n```powershell\r\nPowerShell Core v6.0.0-rc.2 (v6.0.0-rc.2) on Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise  (64-bit; v6.1.7601)\r\nWindows PowerShell v5.1.14409.1012 on Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise  (64-bit; v6.1.7601)\r\n```\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/mklement0","@type":"Person","name":"mklement0"},"datePublished":"2017-12-15T18:11:17.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":29},"url":"https://github.com/5699/PowerShell/issues/5699"}