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Measure-Object — Calculate the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects,

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Problem

How to use the Measure-Object command: Calculate the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text. Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/measure-object>.

Solution

Measure-Object — Calculate the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text. Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/measure-object>.

Count the files and folders in a directory:

Get-ChildItem | Measure-Object

Pipe input to Measure-Command (objects that are piped to Measure-Command are available to the script block that is passed to the Expression parameter):

"One", "Two", "Three", "Four" | Set-Content -Path "{{path\to\file}}"; Get-Content "{{path\to\file}}"; | Measure-Object -Character -Line -Word

Code Snippets

Count the files and folders in a directory

Get-ChildItem | Measure-Object

Pipe input to Measure-Command (objects that are piped to `Measure-Command` are available to the script block that is passed to the Expression parameter)

"One", "Two", "Three", "Four" | Set-Content -Path "{{path\to\file}}"; Get-Content "{{path\to\file}}"; | Measure-Object -Character -Line -Word

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tldr-pages: windows/Measure-Object

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