13 January

Show Hidden Files (dotfiles) with Windows PowerShell

Using Get-ChildItem with the -Force Parameter To show hidden files with other files, use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet with the -Force or -fo parameter. [crayon-63c4006c0e3ab841623737/] [crayon-63c4006c0e3b3335319985/] The Get-ChildItem is a PowerShell cmdlet that lists the items in a specified location. By default, it lists the files and directories in the current directory, but we can use […]

13 January

Merge Multiple CSV Files in PowerShell

Using Import-Csv and Export-Csv Before merging multiple .csv files, let’s write a script to see how many .csv files are in the specified directory. For that, create a variable called $sourcefiles containing a list of all the CSV files in the directory. Next, use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet to retrieve all the CSV files in the […]

10 January

PowerShell – Multiline Command

Using Backticks Use backticks to split multiline commands in PowerShell. [crayon-63c4006c0f43e945387974/] Usually, we get an automatic line continuation in PowerShell when the command can’t syntactically be complete. However, if splitting a multiline command is required, then using backticks is preferred in such scenarios as presented above where too many operators are not involved; otherwise, it […]

08 January

PowerShell – Call Function with Parameters

Using Positional Parameters To call a function, use positional parameters separated by space. Please note that you need to pass parameters in sequence while calling the function. [crayon-63c4006c0f902485330302/] [crayon-63c4006c0f907320447228/] Microsoft’s PowerShell consists of a command-line shell and scripting language. It is based on the .NET framework for task automation and configuration management and helps power […]

08 January

Press Any Key to Continue in PowerShell

Solutions for PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment(ISE) and Command Line Console Using Read-Host Cmdlet Use the Read-Host command to enable press any key to continue in PowerShell. [crayon-63c4006c0fda1941197259/] [crayon-63c4006c0fda6042615636/] The Read-Host cmdlet is the most commonly used and easy to understand. We used it to pause execution and prompt the user to get the input line […]

08 January

PowerShell – Unzip File

Using Expand-Archive Cmdlet Use the Expand-Achrive cmdlet to unzip a file/folder in PowerShell. [crayon-63c4006c10326188706198/] Please note that Expand-Archive cmdlet is available from PowerShell 5 onwards. Print envionment variable $PSVersionTable.PSVersion to check version of your PowerShell. We used the Expand-Achrive cmdlet to unzip a folder from the given location and save the unzipped folder in the […]