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Find files with contents matching a RegEx pattern
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FindFilesWithRegEx.ps1
$searchPath = (Get-Location).Path;
$searchRegEx = 'find this text'
Get-ChildItem -Path $searchPath -Recurse -File | % {if ((Get-Content -Path $PSItem.FullName | Out-String) -match $searchRegEx) {Write-Host $PsItem.FullName -ForegroundColor Red} else {Write-Host $PsItem.FullName -ForegroundColor green}}
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