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August 31, 2013Aug 31, 201308/31/13Summary: Quickly search files for text with Windows PowerShell.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to quickly search text files for a string?
Use the Select-String cmdlet and supply a path and a pattern. In the following example,
August 31, 2013Aug 31, 201308/31/13Summary: Windows networking engineer, James Kehr, discusses using Windows Azure cmdlets to create endpoint ACLs.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This weekend we have a two-part series from guest blogger, James Kehr. It is really cool. Take it away,
August 30, 2013Aug 30, 201308/30/13Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to capture console application data.
How can I parse the output from a console application by using Windows PowerShell?
Run the application as normal, but assign it to a Windows PowerShell object—for example,
August 30, 2013Aug 30, 201308/30/13Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to build scripts to automate DiskPart.
Hey, Scripting Guy! Can we build a DISKPART script to automatically format USB drives as bootable?
—SH
Hello SH,
Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here. I’m filling in for our good friend,
August 29, 2013Aug 29, 201308/29/13Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to list physical drives.
How can I use Windows PowerShell to get a list of physical drives?
Use Get-WMIObject, query win32_logicaldisk, and filter with the DriveType property:
GET-WMIOBJECT –query “SELECT * from win32_logicaldisk where DriveType = ‘3’”
