Bijay Kumar Do you want to know how to encrypt a file in PowerShell using password? In this tutorial, we’ll explore different methods to encrypt a file with a password in PowerShell. This way, you can secure your files with password protection using PowerShell. To encrypt a file with a password in PowerShell, you can utilize the … Read more
One common task that PowerShell administrators and developers often need to perform is writing multiple lines of text to a file. This can be for various purposes, such as logging, configuration, or documentation. In this article, we will explore different methods to write multiline strings to a file using PowerShell. To write multiple lines to … Read more
A common task when working with text files in PowerShell is reading the first line of a file. PowerShell provides several ways to get the first line of a file, and in this blog post, we will explore different methods to read the first line of a file using PowerShell. To read the first line … Read more
If you want to know how to get file modified date in PowerShell, check out this tutorial completely. In this blog post, we will explore various methods to retrieve file modification dates using PowerShell. To get the file modified date in PowerShell, you can use the Get-Item cmdlet followed by the LastWriteTime property. For example, … Read more
You can do crazy things in PowerShell, one of which is to get file names only. In this article, I will show you how to list file names only in PowerShell. To list file names only in PowerShell, you can use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet combined with the -Name parameter. For example, Get-ChildItem -Path “C:\Your\Directory” -Name … Read more
Recently, I was required to write the output of Write-Host to a file in PowerShell. I did extensive research to find different approaches and best practices. In this tutorial, we will discuss everything about PowerShell Write-Host to file with examples. To write the output of Write-Host to a file in PowerShell, you can use the … Read more
Sometimes, you might need to extract the directory from the file path. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will explain how to extract a directory from a file path in PowerShell using various methods. To get the directory from a file path in PowerShell, you can use the Split-Path cmdlet with the -Parent parameter. For example, … Read more
Recently, one of my clients asked to get the size of files in a folder. So, I wrote a PowerShell script to get the file size. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will explain how to get the size of a file in PowerShell. To get the size of a file in PowerShell, you can use … Read more
While working with files in PowerShell, you may get requirements to check if a file contains a specified string. PowerShell provides different methods to check if a file contains a string. Let us check each method with examples. To check if a file contains a specific string in PowerShell, you can use the Select-String cmdlet … Read more
Recently, one of my clients asked me to read CSV file data and store it in a SharePoint list using PowerShell. So, here, I will explain to you how to read CSV file line by line in PowerShell with a few examples. To read a CSV file line by line in PowerShell, you can use … Read more
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