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JMathes
JMathes

Reputation: 23

How can I filter the results returned by this PowerShell script?

I am using the following PowerShell script to return a list of connected USB Devices to the host computer:

gwmi Win32_USBControllerDevice |%{[wmi]($_.Dependent)} | Sort Manufacturer,Description,DeviceID |Ft -GroupBy Manufacturer Description,Service,DeviceID

I would like to filter the results based on the Description. For instance, I would like to return only the Descriptions that are LIKE 'HASP%'.

What is the correct syntax to accomplish this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 403

Answers (1)

BenH
BenH

Reputation: 10034

You can use the Where-Object cmdlet with the -like operator with * as the wildcard.

Get-WMIObject Win32_USBControllerDevice |
    ForEach-Object {[wmi]($_.Dependent)} |
    Where-Object {$_.Description -like 'HASP*'} |
    Sort-Object Manufacturer,Description,DeviceID |
    Format-Table -GroupBy Manufacturer Description,Service,DeviceID

Also note that ? and where are built-in aliases for the Where-Object cmdlet, since you are using other aliases in your question.

Upvotes: 3

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