Use console output of command-line tool in Powershell pipeline

Question

In my PowerShell script, I'd like to use the output of a tool like git.

For example, the command line

git status

returns

# On branch master
nothing to commit (working directory clean)

Now I tried to use this output in the following pipeline command:

git status | $_.Contains("nothing to commit")

But I get the error

Expressions are only allowed as the first element of a pipeline.

What am I doing wrong?

David Brabant · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-20 07:06:50Z

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$msg = [string](git status) | where { $_.Contains("nothing to commit") }

answered Apr 20, 2012 at 7:06

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manojlds · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-20 07:37:57Z

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You can use select-string:

git status | select-string "nothing to commit"

answered Apr 20, 2012 at 7:37

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