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Use PowerShell to Open Files That Contain Matching Words

Doctor Scripto August 5, 2011 Aug 5, 2011 08/5/11

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...

Use an Easy PowerShell Command to Search Files for Information

Doctor Scripto August 4, 2011 Aug 4, 2011 08/4/11

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? —SH &...

Learn How to Use PowerShell to Parse the Firewall Log

Doctor Scripto August 3, 2011 Aug 3, 2011 08/3/11

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 ...

Use the PowerShell Select-String Cmdlet to Parse WMI Output

Doctor Scripto August 2, 2011 Aug 2, 2011 08/2/11

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 ...

Use the PowerShell Grep Command to Parse the Command Line

Doctor Scripto August 1, 2011 Aug 1, 2011 08/1/11

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 ...

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Use PowerShell to Open Files That Contain Matching Words

Use an Easy PowerShell Command to Search Files for Information

Learn How to Use PowerShell to Parse the Firewall Log

Use the PowerShell Select-String Cmdlet to Parse WMI Output

Use the PowerShell Grep Command to Parse the Command Line

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