As a sysadmin, I often find myself digging through logs, config files, and scripts to troubleshoot issues or verify configurations. One of the most useful PowerShell one-liners in my daily toolkit is this:
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Your\Directory" -Recurse -File | Select-String -Pattern "YourSearchText" This command recursively scans all files in the specified directory and searches for the string "YourSearchText". It’s incredibly handy when you’re hunting down error messages, checking for legacy code, or verifying that certain settings are applied across multiple files.
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