January 16th, 2016

PowerTip: Find Processes by Using Wildcard Characters

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Learn how to use wildcard characters and Windows PowerShell to find processes.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily see all processes that contain the letters SV in the process name?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-Process cmdlet and a simple wildcard pattern, for example:

gps *sv*

Note   gps is an alias for Get-Process.

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