Select-String
Finds text in strings and files in PowerShell.
This command can only be used through PowerShell.
You can use Select-String
similar to grep in UNIX or findstr.exe in Windows.
More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/select-string.
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Search for a pattern within a file:
Select-String -Path "{{path\to\file}}" -Pattern '{{search_pattern}}'
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Search for an exact string (disables regular expressions):
Select-String -SimpleMatch "{{exact_string}}" {{path\to\file}}
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Search for pattern in all
.ext
files in current dir:
Select-String -Path "{{*.ext}}" -Pattern '{{search_pattern}}'
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Capture the specified number of lines before and after the line that matches the pattern:
Select-String --Context {{2,3}} "{{search_pattern}}" {{path\to\file}}
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Search
stdin
for lines that do not match a pattern:
Get-Content {{path\to\file}} | Select-String --NotMatch "{{search_pattern}}"
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