output filename, not string with select-string

Question

I\'m using powershell to \"grep\" my source code for a particular string. If the string is in the file, I would like the name of the file, not the line of code that contains th

Answer 1

I don't think I completely understand what you're trying to do. If you want the output grouped by file, you can pipe into Format-Table with the -GroupBy parameter:

gci . -include "*.sql" -recurse `
    | select-string -pattern 'someInterestingString' `
    | Format-Table -GroupBy Path

If you want to get only the names of the files that match without any other info, you can use Select-Object with the -Unique parameter:

gci . -include "*.sql" -recurse `
    | select-string -pattern 'someInterestingString' `
    | Select-Object -Unique Path

If you're interested in only the file name, regardless whether the name itself appears multiple times in your hierarchy, then you can select the Filename property instead.

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Note: The Get-Member cmdlet is a great help in figuring out what properties exist on an object:

gci . -include "*.sql" -recurse `
    | select-string -pattern 'someInterestingString' `
    | Get-Member

You can also use its alias gm instead.