Powershell - Measure-Object Cmdlet
Cmdlet
Measure-Object cmdlet can be used to get the properties of the passed output such as min, max, size, count, line etc.
In these examples, we're see the Measure-Object cmdlet in action.
Example 1
In this example, first we've a file test.txt in D:\temp\test with content "Welcome to TutorialsPoint.Com".
Type the following command in PowerShell ISE Console
get-content D:\temp\test\test.txt | measure-object -character -line -word
Output
You can see following output in PowerShell console.
Lines Words Characters Property ----- ----- ---------- -------- 1 3 29
Example 2
In this example, We'll count the no. of files present in current directory.
Type the following command in PowerShell ISE Console
Get-ChildItem | Measure-Object
Output
You can see following output in PowerShell console.
Count : 25 Average : Sum : Maximum : Minimum : Property :