PowerShell Where-Object | Super Easy Object Filtering
Morning everyone! I wanted to revisit a root topic of mine: Windows PowerShell!
If you used the PowerShell Where-Object cmdlet, you know just how critical it is to learn. In my opinion, it’s one of the most versatile and widely used cmdlets in PowerShell.
So today, I wanted to give a more in-depth overview on what Where-Object is and how to use it properly.
Before we start, you can also read this on my website!
What is PowerShell Where-Object?
Reading from the definition: The Windows PowerShell where-object takes in objects from the pipeline and filters them based on a condition specified in the script block.
What what does that actually mean?
I think it’ll be easier to show you graphically. Below is an image which shows Where-Object in it’s most basic form:
Where-Object { <condition> }
Where you have the input on the left, this would be another command inside PowerShell. Where-Object in the middle which takes in the output from the previous command. And finally the filtered output on the right.
