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Powershell: Select-String - Search for string in files

Powershell Select-String Cmdlet is similar to grep in Linux.

NAME
    Select-String

SYNOPSIS
    Finds text in strings and files.
    
ALIAS
	sls

Use Powershell Get-ChildItem and Select-String cmdlets to search for specific string in files.

Get-ChildItem -recurse | Select-String -pattern "string to search for"

Example: Search for "172.30.1.1" in all files in Data folder and subfolders

PS D:\Data> Get-ChildItem -recurse | Select-String -pattern "172\.30\.1\.1"

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