Select-String

Syntax

UPPERCASE words are placeholders to replace. Brackets in the syntax line describe optional arguments; do not type those brackets literally.

Select-String -Pattern PATTERN -LiteralPath FILE

Example

Select-String -SimpleMatch -Pattern ERROR -LiteralPath ./app.log

Expected result

Matching lines and their locations in an existing log file.

Notes and traps

Patterns are regular expressions unless -SimpleMatch is supplied.

Related commands

• Bash: grep
• Bash: find
• CMD: findstr

Related tasks may need different flags and have different semantics. Check the entry before translating a command between shells.

Updated 13 September 2026. Examples describe the expected behavior; not every platform is available for execution testing.