The snippet library.
Small, practical examples. Search by task or narrow things down below.
Join an array into text
PowerShell: Join an array into text using PowerShell 7.
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Join several strings with a separator
PowerShell: The join operator returns one string from an input collection.
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Keep a dollar sign literal
PowerShell: Keep a dollar sign literal using PowerShell 7.
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Keep function-local assignments separate from caller state
PowerShell: Ordinary function assignments create local variables rather than replacing the caller’s variable.
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List files by extension
Enumerate regular files and return their names in order.
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Merge configuration maps with override precedence
PowerShell: Copy defaults before applying override keys so the original remains unchanged.
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Move a file into another directory
PowerShell: Move-Item transfers an existing file to the chosen destination directory.
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Pad a label with leading zeroes
PowerShell: Use a numeric format specifier to control the displayed width.
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Pair corresponding values from two arrays
PowerShell: Check lengths before indexing to reject mismatched input collections.
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Parse a hexadecimal integer
PowerShell: Convert.ToInt32 accepts an explicit base for a validated hexadecimal string.
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Parse an integer without throwing on invalid input
PowerShell: TryParse reports conversion success separately from its output value.
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Parse JSON into an object
Access a named field in a JSON document.
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