PowerShell's approach leverages its object-oriented nature:
- Finding Files: Instead of a separate
findcommand, PowerShell expands the functionality ofGet-ChildItem(ls) with parameters like-Recurseand-Filter. - Finding Text: The
grepequivalent isSelect-String. The common pattern is to first get a collection of files and then pipe them toSelect-Stringto perform the search.
This section will detail both of these core scenarios.