Select-String -pattern wholeword

Question

I'm trying to find all the file starting with dt and extension c* that have this precise string inside "CheckAnagrEA" The problem is that this cmdlet returns also files that have "CheckAnagrEAInsert" etc.

Here's the code:

$cnt = Get-ChildItem $githubfolder -Filter DT*.c* -Recurse -Exclude *.sql | Select-String -pattern "CheckAnagrEA"

How can i find ONLY the wholeword?

Is the whole word a group of symbols contiguous only with ^ (beginning of line), $ (end of line) and space? — abatishchev
– abatishchev, Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 17:53
CheckAnagrEA is the name of the stored procedure i'm looking for — SimoneG
– SimoneG, Commented Nov 4, 2014 at 9:22

Bill_Stewart · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-03 17:49:00Z

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Try the pattern

\bCheckAnagrEA\b

\b matches a word boundary. See the documentation.

answered Nov 3, 2014 at 17:49

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