How do I get only directories using Get-ChildItem?

You can use PowerShell cmdlet Get-ChildItem to get only the directory’s names. Here is a quick example for you –

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path "C:\Windows" | ?{ $_.PSIsContainer } | Select-Object FullName -First 10

1	Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path "C:\Windows" \| ?{ $_.PSIsContainer } \| Select-Object FullName -First 10

This will get the first 10 directory names under C:\Windows directory