If you are working with strings in PowerShell, then you might want to concatenate strings. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will show you different methods to concatenate strings in PowerShell. We will see how to combine multiple strings into a single string using PowerShell. To concatenate strings in PowerShell, you can use the + operator. For example, “John” … Read more
It is easy to get files from a folder using PowerShell based on some conditions. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will show you multiple methods to get the first 10 files in a folder using PowerShell, ordered by their last modified date. Method 1: Using Get-ChildItem and Sort-Object To get the first 10 files in … Read more
One of my clients was working on a CSV file, and they were required to find unique values from that CSV file. I suggested using PowerShell and told them a few methods. In this tutorial, I will explain to you four simple and useful methods to get unique values from CSV using PowerShell. Get Unique … Read more
When working with text files in PowerShell, I got a requirement to extract unique lines from a file. I tried different methods and thought to share them with you. In this tutorial, we’ll check several methods to get unique lines from a file using PowerShell. Get Unique Lines from a File Using PowerShell PowerShell is … Read more
Recently, I was working on some text files where I was required to count the number of duplicate lines using PowerShell. I have tried different methods to do this. In this tutorial, we’ll explore different ways to count duplicate lines in a text file using PowerShell. Method 1: Using Group-Object PowerShell provides the Group-Object cmdlet … Read more
One of my clients recently required me to create a file if it doesn’t exist. PowerShell is the best option for this kind of requirement. In this tutorial, I will show you different methods to check for the existence of a file and create it if it doesn’t exist using PowerShell. To create a file … Read more
Do you need to count the number of words in a file? Check out this tutorial. In this practical tutorial, I explain how to count words in a file using PowerShell. We will explore various methods with examples. To count words in a file using PowerShell, you can utilize the Measure-Object cmdlet. First, retrieve the file content … Read more
PowerShell’s Do-Until loop allows actions to be repeated until a specified condition is met. In a Do-Until loop, the statements within the block are executed at least once before the condition is checked. This makes it different from other loops, where the condition is evaluated before any statements are executed. In this PowerShell tutorial, I … Read more
Recently, I was working with a logging application. There, I got a requirement to append text to a file in PowerShell. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will show different methods to append data to a text file using PowerShell and how to append text to a new line in a text file using PowerShell. To … Read more
Finding and replacing a file is a very common requirement in automation. In this PowerShell tutorial, I will explain in detail how to find and replace in a file using PowerShell and also I will show how to replace a line in a file using PowerShell. To find and replace text in a file using … Read more
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