Search text in files in PowerShell

Select-String has no -Recurse parameter, so Get-ChildItem does the recursion and pipes files into it. Returns MatchInfo objects with path, line number and the matching line.

Shell: PowerShell · Category: search · Risk level: safe

What you provide

• pattern — File filter, e.g. *.js
• text — Pattern to search for

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