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Unix tail equivalent command in Windows Powershell

I have to look at the last few lines of a large file (typical size is 500MB-2GB). I am looking for a equivalent ...

May 7, 2022
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How do I get the current username in Windows PowerShell?

How do I get the current username in Windows PowerShell? 14 Answers 14

May 6, 2022
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Create directory if it does not exist

I am writing a PowerShell script to create several directories if they do not exist. The filesystem looks similar to this D:\ D:\TopDirec\SubDirec\Project1\Revision1\Reports\ ...

May 5, 2022
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Terminating a script in PowerShell

I’ve been looking for a way to terminate a PowerShell (PS1) script when an unrecoverable error occurs within a function. For example: function ...

May 4, 2022
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Equivalent of *Nix ‘which’ command in PowerShell?

How do I ask PowerShell where something is? For instance, “which notepad” and it returns the directory where the notepad.exe is run from ...

May 3, 2022
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How do I pass multiple parameters into a function in PowerShell?

If I have a function which accepts more than one string parameter, the first parameter seems to get all the data assigned to ...

May 3, 2022
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How can I check if a string is null or empty in PowerShell?

Is there a built-in IsNullOrEmpty-like function in order to check if a string is null or empty, in PowerShell? I could not find ...

May 3, 2022
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How can I pass an argument to a PowerShell script?

There’s a PowerShell script named itunesForward.ps1 that makes iTunes fast forward 30 seconds: $iTunes = New-Object -ComObject iTunes.Application if ($iTunes.playerstate -eq 1) { ...

May 2, 2022
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How to handle command-line arguments in PowerShell

What is the “best” way to handle command-line arguments? It seems like there are several answers on what the “best” way is and ...

May 1, 2022
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How to enter a multi-line command

Is it possible to split a PowerShell command line over multiple lines? In Visual Basic I can use the underscore (_) to continue ...

April 30, 2022
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