search-files.md

The search-files.ps1 Script

This PowerShell script searches for the given text pattern in the given files.

Parameters

/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/search-files.ps1 [[-textPattern] <String>] [[-filePattern] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-textPattern <String>
    Specifies the text pattern to search for
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-filePattern <String>
    Specifies the files to search
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./search-files.ps1 UFO *.ps1



FILE                                              LINE
----                                              ----
/home/Markus/PowerShell/scripts/check-month.ps1   17: $MonthName = (Get-Date -UFormat %B)
...

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Searches for text in files
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script searches for the given text 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.ps1 UFO *.ps1

	FILE                                              LINE
	----                                              ----
	/home/Markus/PowerShell/scripts/check-month.ps1   17: $MonthName = (Get-Date -UFormat %B)
	...
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$textPattern = "", [string]$filePattern = "")

function ListLocations { param([string]$textPattern, [string]$filePattern)
	$list = Select-String -path $filePattern -pattern "$textPattern" 
	foreach($item in $list) { New-Object PSObject -Property @{ 'FILE'="$($item.Path)"; 'LINE'="$($item.LineNumber):$($item.Line)" }	}
	"✅ Found $($list.Count) lines containing '$textPattern' in $filePattern."
}

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. '*.ps1'" }

	ListLocations $textPattern $filePattern | Format-Table -property FILE,LINE -autoSize
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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