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(Windows PowerShell) Powershell - Replace multiple spaces with single spaces - ericmorin21

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:24:06 UTC

I needed to clean up strings with an unpredictable number of spaces interspersed throughout. Powershell's Replace method to the rescue.

(Windows PowerShell) Left-padding in Powershell - ericmorin21

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:04:04 UTC

For clarity, I have broken two variables out, but this could easily be a one-liner. Usage: Replace X with the character you wish to use to pad (e.g. 0 (zero)). Replace Y with an integer representing the desired TOTAL length of the string.

(Windows PowerShell) Use Powershell to remove all instances of thumbs.db in current tree - ericmorin21

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:21:45 UTC

Powershell 1.0's Remove-Item recursion "doesn't work" according to the help, so you must find all instances with Get_ChildItem then pass the results to Remove-Item. Use th ecommented -"WhatIf" argument to determine what will be deleted before executing for real.