mirror of
https://github.com/ivuorinen/cheatsheet-tldr.git
synced 2026-01-31 00:41:42 +00:00
32 lines
1.0 KiB
Plaintext
32 lines
1.0 KiB
Plaintext
---
|
||
syntax: markdown
|
||
tags: [tldr, windows]
|
||
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
|
||
---
|
||
# Select-String
|
||
|
||
> Finds text in strings and files in PowerShell.
|
||
> Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell.
|
||
> You can use `Select-String` similar to `grep` in UNIX or `findstr.exe` in Windows.
|
||
> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/select-string>.
|
||
|
||
- Search for a pattern within a file:
|
||
|
||
`Select-String -Path "{{path o ile}}" -Pattern '{{search_pattern}}'`
|
||
|
||
- Search for an exact string (disables regular expressions):
|
||
|
||
`Select-String -SimpleMatch "{{exact_string}}" {{path o ile}}`
|
||
|
||
- Search for pattern in all `.ext` files in current dir:
|
||
|
||
`Select-String -Path "{{*.ext}}" -Pattern '{{search_pattern}}'`
|
||
|
||
- Capture the specified number of lines before and after the line that matches the pattern:
|
||
|
||
`Select-String --Context {{2,3}} "{{search_pattern}}" {{path o ile}}`
|
||
|
||
- Search `stdin` for lines that do not match a pattern:
|
||
|
||
`Get-Content {{path o ile}} | Select-String --NotMatch "{{search_pattern}}"`
|