Syntax error How to search in the file using PowerShell?

How to search in the file using PowerShell?

To search the content in the file in PowerShell, you need to first get the content from the file using Get-Content command and then you need to add Select-String pipeline command. In the below example, we need to search the lines which contain the Get word.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Content D:\Temp\PowerShellaliases.txt | Select-String -Pattern Get
Alias           cat -> Get-Content
Alias           dir -> Get-ChildItem
Alias           gal -> Get-Alias
Alias           gbp -> Get-PSBreakpoint
Alias           gc -> Get-Content
Alias           gcb -> Get-Clipboard                               3.1.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
Alias           gci -> Get-ChildItem
Alias           gcm -> Get-Command
Alias           gcs -> Get-PSCallStack
Alias           gdr -> Get-PSDrive
Alias           ghy -> Get-History
Alias           gi -> Get-Item
Alias           gin -> Get-ComputerInfo                            3.1.0.0    Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
Alias           gjb -> Get-Job
Alias           gl -> Get-Location
Alias           gm -> Get-Member
Alias           gmo -> Get-Module
Alias           gp -> Get-ItemProperty
Alias           gps -> Get-Process
Alias           gpv -> Get-ItemPropertyValue

You can use multiple patterns to search for the result.

Example

Get-Content D:\Temp\PowerShellaliases.txt | Select-String -Pattern Get,Set

Output

Get-Content D:\Temp\PowerShellaliases.txt | Select-String -Pattern Get,Set
Alias           gsnp -> Get-PSSnapin
Alias           gsv -> Get-Service
Alias           gtz -> Get-TimeZone
Alias           gu -> Get-Unique
Alias           gv -> Get-Variable
Alias           gwmi -> Get-WmiObject
Alias           h -> Get-History
Alias           history -> Get-History
Alias           ls -> Get-ChildItem
Alias           ps -> Get-Process
Alias           pwd -> Get-Location
Alias           sal -> Set-Alias
Alias           sbp -> Set-PSBreakpoint
Alias           sc -> Set-Content
Alias           scb -> Set-Clipboard
Alias           set -> Set-Variable
Alias           si -> Set-Item
Alias           sl -> Set-Location
Alias           sp -> Set-ItemProperty
Alias           stz -> Set-TimeZone
Updated on: 2020-03-16T07:51:34+05:30

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