PowerShell/scripts/search-files.ps1
2024-05-08 12:58:57 +02:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Searches for a text pattern in files
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script searches for the given pattern in the given files.
.PARAMETER textPattern
Specifies the text pattern to search for
.PARAMETER filePattern
Specifies the files to search
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./search-files UFO C:\Temp\*.txt
...
✔️ Found 'UFO' at 9 locations.
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$textPattern = "", [string]$filePattern = "")
function ListLocations { param([string]$Pattern, [string]$Path)
$list = Select-String -path $Path -pattern "$Pattern"
foreach ($item in $list) {
New-Object PSObject -Property @{ 'FILE'="$($item.Path)"; 'LINE'="$($item.LineNumber):$($item.Line)" }
}
Write-Output "✔️ Found '$Pattern' at $($list.Count) locations."
}
try {
if ($textPattern -eq "" ) { $textPattern = Read-Host "Enter the text pattern (e.g. 'UFO')" }
if ($filePattern -eq "" ) { $filePattern = Read-Host "Enter the file pattern (e.g. '*.txt')" }
ListLocations $textPattern $filePattern | Format-Table -property FILE,LINE -autoSize
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}