<# .SYNOPSIS Searches for a pattern in files .DESCRIPTION This script searches for a pattern in the given files. .PARAMETER pattern Specifies the search pattern .PARAMETER files Specifies the files .EXAMPLE PS> ./search-files UFO C:\Temp\*.txt .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param([string]$pattern = "", [string]$files = "") function ListLocations { param([string]$Pattern, [string]$Path) $List = Select-String -Path $Path -Pattern "$Pattern" foreach ($Item in $List) { New-Object PSObject -Property @{ 'Path' = "$($Item.Path)" 'Line' = "$($Item.LineNumber)" 'Text' = "$($Item.Line)" } } write-output "(found $($List.Count) locations with pattern '$pattern')" } try { if ($pattern -eq "" ) { $pattern = read-host "Enter search pattern" } if ($files -eq "" ) { $files = read-host "Enter path to files" } ListLocations $pattern $files | format-table -property Path,Line,Text exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }