PowerShell/Scripts/search-files.ps1
2022-04-13 12:06:32 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Searches for a pattern in files
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell 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
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
#>
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 in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}