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* Add some PowerShell related commands
* Include new pages for start-service, stop-service, set-service, show-markdown, resolve-path
* Include new pages for measure-command.md, tee-object.md, get-acl.md, and set-acl.md
* Include new pages for get-date, set-date, measure-object, sort-object, test-json, wait-process
* Remove i18n identifier from all added pages
* get-acl: Better wording and fix missing placeholder
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* get-date: Better wording and change date string to ISO
* test-json: Better wording, generic json, and add one more example
* Add token {{}} to some missing places
* Apply suggestions from code review
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* Fix typo on pages/windows/resolve-path.md
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* Update pages/windows/measure-object.md
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# Measure-Object
> Calculates the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text.
> This command can only be used through PowerShell.
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> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/measure-object>.
windows/*: add page (#8783)
* Add some PowerShell related commands
* Include new pages for start-service, stop-service, set-service, show-markdown, resolve-path
* Include new pages for measure-command.md, tee-object.md, get-acl.md, and set-acl.md
* Include new pages for get-date, set-date, measure-object, sort-object, test-json, wait-process
* Remove i18n identifier from all added pages
* get-acl: Better wording and fix missing placeholder
sls: Use kebab-case for tldr view original command
* get-date: Better wording and change date string to ISO
* test-json: Better wording, generic json, and add one more example
* Add token {{}} to some missing places
* Apply suggestions from code review
Co-authored-by: Axel Navarro <navarroaxel@gmail.com>
* Fix typo on pages/windows/resolve-path.md
Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
* Update pages/windows/measure-object.md
Co-authored-by: Axel Navarro <navarroaxel@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
2022-12-21 04:26:27 +00:00
- Count the files and folders in a directory:
`Get-ChildItem | Measure-Object`
- Pipe input to Measure-Command (objects that are piped to `Measure-Command` are available to the script block that is passed to the Expression parameter):
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`"One", "Two", "Three", "Four" | Set-Content -Path "{{path\to\file}}"; Get-Content "{{path\to\file}}"; | Measure-Object -Character -Line -Word`
