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PowerShell Sort-Object: Order Files by Size, Date, or Name in One Pipeline

Oct 12, 2026

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PowerShell Sort-Object: Order Files by Size, Date, or Name in One Pipeline

A disk is filling up and you need to know which files are eating it. Or a log folder has 400 files...

Oct 12, 20264 min read5 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Rename-Item: Bulk Rename Hundreds of Files with One Line

Oct 9, 2026

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PowerShell Rename-Item: Bulk Rename Hundreds of Files with One Line

You have 240 photos named IMG_0001.JPG through IMG_0240.JPG, or a folder of logs called report final...

Oct 9, 20262 min read5 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Join-Path: Build File Paths Without Slash Bugs

Oct 7, 2026

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PowerShell Join-Path: Build File Paths Without Slash Bugs

Most broken PowerShell scripts I've debugged didn't fail on some clever logic. They failed on a path...

Oct 7, 20265 min read5 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Measure-Object: Count Lines and Sum Folder Sizes in One Line

Oct 5, 2026

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PowerShell Measure-Object: Count Lines and Sum Folder Sizes in One Line

The PowerShell Measure-Object cmdlet turns a pile of output into a number. How many lines are in this...

Oct 5, 20264 min read5 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Test-Path: Check a Path Exists Before You Act

Oct 2, 2026

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PowerShell Test-Path: Check a Path Exists Before You Act

The PowerShell Test-Path cmdlet answers one question: does this path exist? Use it before you read,...

Oct 2, 20263 min read5 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Get-Content: Tail the Last Lines of Any Log

Sep 30, 2026

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PowerShell Get-Content: Tail the Last Lines of Any Log

The PowerShell Get-Content cmdlet reads text from a file. For day-to-day ops you rarely need the...

Sep 30, 20263 min read5 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Clear-Content: Empty Files Without Deleting Them

Sep 28, 2026

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PowerShell Clear-Content: Empty Files Without Deleting Them

The PowerShell Clear-Content cmdlet empties a file’s contents but keeps the file itself. The path...

Sep 28, 20263 min read5 reactions1 comments

set -euo pipefail Is Missing a Letter. My ERR Trap Stayed Silent Until I Added -E.

Sep 22, 2026

#bash #linux #devops #scripting

set -euo pipefail Is Missing a Letter. My ERR Trap Stayed Silent Until I Added -E.

Here is a nine-line script that does everything the strict-mode articles tell you to. set -euo...

Sep 22, 20265 min read0 reactions0 comments

Sep 17, 2026

#bash #devops #automation #scripting

10 Bash Scripts That Gave Me My Weekends Back (Small Team Automation That Actually Sticks)

10 Bash Scripts That Gave Me My Weekends Back I'm not going to sell you on Kubernetes for...

Sep 17, 20262 min read0 reactions0 comments

Sep 4, 2026

#powershell #windows #scripting #opensource

Check Your Laptop Battery Health with BatteryHealth. A Simple PowerShell Script

Worried about your laptop battery degradation? BatteryHealth is a lightweight PowerShell script that...

Sep 4, 20262 min read0 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Add-Content: Append Text to Files Fast

Sep 25, 2026

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PowerShell Add-Content: Append Text to Files Fast

The PowerShell Add-Content cmdlet appends text to a file. Use it when you want to keep existing lines...

Sep 25, 20262 min read5 reactions0 comments

PowerShell Select-String: Find Text in Files Fast

Sep 18, 2026

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PowerShell Select-String: Find Text in Files Fast

The PowerShell Select-String cmdlet finds text inside files — the same job grep does on Linux/macOS...

Sep 18, 20263 min read5 reactions0 comments