PowerShell: filter string list

Question

This seems like a very basic thing to do, but I am new to PowerShell and can't figure this out or find an example online...

I am trying to filter a list of strings. This list of strings is the result of a "svn list" command (Subversion list of repository files), like:

svn list -R PATHTOREPOSITORY

I have tried

svn list -R PATHTOREPOSITORY | where {$_ -like "stringtomatch"}

and this does not work. How can I fix it?

Keith Hill · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-19 16:36:18Z

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You might consider using -match instead of -like. -Match is more powerful (regex based) and will work like you were initially expecting:

svn list -R PATHTOREPOSITORY | where {$_ -match 'stringtomatch'}

answered Feb 19, 2010 at 16:36

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Peter Mortensen · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-18 23:51:59Z

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Use:

svn list -R PATHTOREPOSITORY | where {$_ -like "*stringtomatch*"}

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answered Feb 19, 2010 at 16:21

Mike Gates

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