Search-Files

Searches for text in files

Script

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

function ListLocations { param([string]$textPattern, [string]$filePattern)
	$files = Get-Item $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 in $($files.Count) files containing '$textPattern'."
}

try {
	if ($textPattern -eq "" ) { $textPattern = Read-Host "Enter the text pattern (e.g. ALIEN)" }
	if ($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: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

Customize

textPattern string

Specifies the text pattern to search for

filePattern string

Specifies the files to search