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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
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