Find string in files and subfolders (all list definition files)

21/12/2012 10:45

#$sourceFolder="c:\temp\Documents"

#List Templates
$pattern = "<ListTemplate"

#Find all files with <List Template tag, exclude files in packages, select only Elements.xml files
$listDefinitionFiles = Get-ChildItem $sourceFolder -recurse |
             Select-String -pattern $pattern |
             group path |
             select name|
             Where-Object {-not($_.Name -match "\\pkg")}|
             Where-Object {$_.Name -match "Elements.xml"}
Write-Host "'$pattern' found in following files: "             
$listDefinitionFiles