Reading file content (Get-Content) in PowerShell - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to read the content of a file named 'data.txt'.

PowerShell

Get-Content [1]

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A-File data.txt

Bdata.txt

C-Path data.txt

D'data.txt'

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Forgetting to put the file name in quotes.

Using parameters that don't exist for Get-Content.

The Get-Content cmdlet requires the file path as a string. So, the file name must be in quotes.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to read the content of 'log.txt' and store it in a variable named $content.

PowerShell

$content = [1] 'log.txt'

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ARead-File

BRead-Content

CGet-Content

DGet-File

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using non-existing cmdlets like Read-File or Get-File.

Confusing with other cmdlets.

Get-Content is the correct cmdlet to read file content in PowerShell.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly read all lines from 'notes.txt'.

PowerShell

Get-Content -Path [1]

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A'notes.txt'

Bnotes

Cnotes.txt

D-File notes.txt

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Not quoting the file name.

Using incorrect parameter values.

The -Path parameter expects a string with the file name, so it must be quoted.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to read the first 5 lines of 'report.txt' and store them in $lines.

PowerShell

$lines = Get-Content [1] -TotalCount [2]

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A'report.txt'

B10

C5

D'report.log'

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using wrong file names.

Using wrong number for lines.

The -TotalCount parameter limits the number of lines read. Use the correct file name and number of lines.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to read 'summary.txt', skip the first 2 lines, and store the rest in $content.

PowerShell

$content = Get-Content [1] | Select-Object -Skip [2] | [3]

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A'summary.txt'

B2

COut-String

DOut-File

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Not quoting the file name.

Using wrong cmdlet to convert output.

Skipping wrong number of lines.

Use Get-Content with the file name, then skip 2 lines, and convert the output to a string with Out-String.