Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to assess memory requirements. How can I use Windows PowerShell to figure out the minimum, maximum, and average working set requirements for processes on my workstation? Use the Get-Process cmdlet to return the working set information. Select the working ...
Summary: Learn how to analyze Windows PowerShell script files. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. This morning I am sitting around sipping a cup of English Breakfast tea. I added some peppermint, spearmint, lemon grass, licorice root, and a cinnamon stick to the pot. The result is a very refreshing cup of tea. I am sitting on the back por...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell and a graphical tool to view large files. How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily see what files in a folder are the largest so I can clean up my file system? Use the Get-ChildItem cmdlet to return the contents of a folder, select the name and length of the files, then &nb...
Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell cmdlet, Select-String, to view the contents of a log file. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a log file that I created by dumping process information from Get-Process. It is quite long, and I am trying to use Select-String to find the number of instances of a certain process. The problem is that when I find the in...
Summary: Learn how to read only the first line of a file by using Windows PowerShell. How can I use Windows PowerShell to read only the first line of a file? Introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0, you can use the -First parameter, for example: Get-Content C:\fso\batteryReport.txt -First 1
