Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search a folder for matching strings and to open them automatically in Notepad.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been enjoying using the Select-String cmdlet, but I have a question. When I use Select-String, it lists the file that it finds the match in, but I have to copy and paste from there in...
Summary: Learn how to use a Windows PowerShell command to search easily for information in a collection of files.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to be able to parse multiple files for text that are in a single folder. I hate to have to write a script for such a common task, but I am afraid I will have to do so. Can you help me?
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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to use Windows PowerShell to parse the Windows Firewall log.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am wondering about the firewall log on my computer. I was in a hotel recently, and I noticed that the network adapter light kept flashing, but I was not like doing anything really. When I tried to look ...
Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell Select-String cmdlet to easily parse WMI output.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a quick question: is it possible to parse the output of some of the WMI commands? I know they return objects, but some of the commands return sooooo much data. I would like a quick and easy way to look for ...
Summary: In this article, Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson teaches how to use the Windows PowerShell version of grep to parse the command line.
Hey, Scripting Guy! I have enjoyed reading Sean’s legacy scripting articles, but I am a bit confused. It seems that all these commands return data, and I would love to be able to easily ...