#MAKE A PASS IN A TEXT CODE#
Similar to a SQL query, you can choose the lines you want to read and the code for that is: $file_data = Get-Content C:\logs\log01012020.txtĪs the code suggests, the first 10 lines of the content will be stored in the variable and not the entire content. Many times, you may only have to read a certain part of a file to get the information you want. You can now use this variable $file_data for parsing or further processing. You can also move all the content to a variable and use that variable for further processing if that’s something that you want your code to do. When you execute this command, the contents of this file will be displayed in your command prompt or the PowerShell ISE screen, depending on where you execute it. Here is the code that allows you to do this:
When you want to read the entire contents of a text file, the easiest way is to use the built-in Get-Content function. In this article, we’ll see how you can read a text file in PowerShell. PowerShell understands this importance of text files and makes it easy to retrieve text and read from them easily. This flexibility has also made text files the most convenient way to define scripts, store configuration details, and more. In fact, as an IT professional, you will have to create, read, or work with text files more often than you may think because text files come in a wide range of formats. Text files are ubiquitous and you’ll have to read through them, regardless of your role or job responsibilities.
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