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dir c:\ -I *.* -R | Select-String 45kfhh
I am trying to search in c:\ with a Select-String 45kfhh, however this takes forever. I know the file that have string; 45kfhh is created 10 days ago, how do I add option of datum here? however if you know its better to use the Get-ChildItems is better then how is the script command like then?
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dir c:\ -I *.* -R | Select-String 45kfhh
I am trying to search in c:\ with a Select-String 45kfhh, however this takes forever. I know the file that have string; 45kfhh is created 10 days ago, how do I add option of datum here? however if you know its better to use the Get-ChildItems is better then how is the script command like then?
Thanks Wei
I would try this, if it's a directory
or this if it's a file:
Maybe with a little help, like what is the extension of the file, would be helpful.
And of course it will take forever, it has to go over the whole C: drive searching for that, maybe you could give a more accurate path than just C: to reduce time because I'm pretty sure it shouldn't be on C:\windows, it could be on C:\users? or something like that.
Get-ChildItem C:\ -File -Recurse -Directory -filter{Name -match "45kff"}or this if it's a file:
Get-ChildItem C:\ -File -Include "*45kff*" -Recurse -FileMaybe with a little help, like what is the extension of the file, would be helpful.
And of course it will take forever, it has to go over the whole C: drive searching for that, maybe you could give a more accurate path than just C: to reduce time because I'm pretty sure it shouldn't be on C:\windows, it could be on C:\users? or something like that.
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Get-ChildItem C:\ -File -Recurse -Directory -filter{Name -match "45kff"} this will only match Directory name right? Not what i wanted. Get-ChildItem C:\ -File -Include "*45kff*" -Recurse -File This only match name file, nope not what i wanted.
I want Powershell to search inside the file string: 45kff, like there is a log file in a directory that have a text string inside the log file: 45kff, there is like 4000 log files, and i cant open all of them and check. I want to find that file that have 45kff text string in it, and to speed up the process I want to spec the time, like: date from 10 days ago and other ignore.
I want Powershell to search inside the file string: 45kff, like there is a log file in a directory that have a text string inside the log file: 45kff, there is like 4000 log files, and i cant open all of them and check. I want to find that file that have 45kff text string in it, and to speed up the process I want to spec the time, like: date from 10 days ago and other ignore.
YEs -directory will search directories. -file will search files. that's why I did it both ways because Idk what are you looking for if it was a directory name or a file name.
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I'm looking for a text inside a log file, there is a directory name: c:\log\ inside this got 5000 logs files, with name: 111111.log, 22222.log, etc. if you open those log files there is a text "45kff" in one of those log files. I'm trying to find that. dir c:\ -I *.* -R | Select-String 45kfhh command does the job, however it takes too long time. I know the file was created around 10 days ago, so I want script only search those files which created 10 days ago and inside with a text string: 45kff.
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Yes, then it will search everything inside that folder, I want to be more specific like, date or time... If you don't write any date, it will go through every logs, which took 1-2 days.
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Just tried Select-String -Path C:\Log\*.log -pattern this went faster, however I need to understand, why it went faster tho.
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Thanks for the help, Select String helped.
findstr /s /i (if case-insensitive) /m /p "45kfhh"