how can I grep a result with powershell ?

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I want to be able to filter when I run "get-childitem env:" and get back only the COMPUTERNAME

thanks !!!!
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Top Expert 2014
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If you just want the computername, there's no reason to use Get-ChildItem.
$env:COMPUTERNAME

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Chris DentPowerShell Developer
Top Expert 2010
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It's a key / value list, it's just presented like a drive. You can access elements explicitly by name:
Get-ChildItem env:\ComputerName

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Or using wildcards:
Get-ChildItem env:\comp*

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Why do you need to use grep on environment variables?
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perfectomundo !!!!

thanks you save me a lot of time looking for this !!!!

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