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August 13th, 2015

PowerTip: Find Automatic Variables that Begin with Letter

Doctor Scripto

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Summary: Find automatic variables in Windows PowerShell that begin with a specific letter.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I find automatic variables in Windows PowerShell that begin with the letter P?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the drive Windows PowerShell variable provider with a wildcard character after the letter P:

DIR variable:P*

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