PowerShell/Scripts/search-files.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	search-files.ps1 [<pattern>] [<path>]
.DESCRIPTION
	Searches for the given pattern in the given files.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> .\search-files.ps1 UFO C:\Temp\*.txt
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
#>

param([string]$Pattern = "", [string]$Path = "")

function ListScripts { 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 "(pattern found at $($List.Count) locations)"
}

try {
	if ($Pattern -eq "" ) { $Pattern = read-host "Enter search pattern" }
	if ($Path -eq "" ) { $Path = read-host "Enter path to files" }

	ListScripts $Pattern $Path | format-table -property Path,Line,Text
	exit 0
} catch {
	write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}