Powershell: Get-Content - tail command on Windows

Love tail command on Linux? Try Get-Content with Powershell 3.0+.

Powershell Get-Content

Example: Keep reading the last 20 lines from C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log file

PS C:\> Get-Content C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log -Tail 20 -Wait

$Read 20 last line from C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log file$

Read 20 last line from C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log file

Count how many lines in a text file

PS C:\> (Get-Content C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log).Count

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation D2N9P-3P6X9-2R39C-7RTCD-MDVJX DBGBW-NPF86-BJVTX-K3WKJ-MTB6V

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