Reputation: 2909
I am curious how to produce a distinct file list based on this example.
** This example produces a list of all .ps1 and .psm1 files that contain the text "folders", but without the text ".invoke" on the same line.
$text='folders'
dir C:\Workspace\mydirectorytosearch1\ -recurse -filter '*.ps*1' | Get-ChildItem | select-string -pattern $text | where {$_ -NotLike '*.invoke(*'}
dir C:\Workspace\mydirectorytosearch2\ -recurse -filter '*.ps*1' | Get-ChildItem | select-string -pattern $text | where {$_ -NotLike '*.invoke(*'}
This is cool and works well but I get duplicate file output (same file but different line numbers).
How can I keep my file output distinct?
The current undesirable output:
The desired output:
Help me tweak my script??
Upvotes: 6
Views: 5309
Reputation: 126762
You can eliminate duplicates wit Select-String and the Unique parameter:
$text='folders'
Get-ChildItem C:\Workspace\mydirectorytosearch1\,C:\Workspace\mydirectorytosearch2\ -Recurse -Filter '*.ps*1' |
Select-String -Pattern $text | Where-Object {$_ -NotLike '*.invoke(*'} |
Select-Object Path -Unique
Upvotes: 8