•Arnošt Havelka
Practice: Advanced Filtering Challenge
Master pipelines with a real-world data challenge.
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Apply piping, filtering, and selection to tackle real-world data problems.
The Challenge
Find large files, display only names, and generate a report. All in one pipeline!
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Get-ChildItem[arguments]|Where-Object[arguments]|Select-Object[arguments]
Get-ChildItem|Where-Object{$_.Length -gt 5000}|Select-ObjectName, Length
1. PipeConnect all commands
2. FilterFind files matching criteria
3. SelectChoose properties to display
Terminal
PS C:\Users\Student>Get-ChildItem | Where-Object {$_.Length -gt 5000} | Select-Object Name, Length
large-report.txt 6000
Real Analysis Pipeline
Terminal
largefile1.txt
largefile2.txt
small.txt
PS C:\Users\Student\Documents\AdvancedPipelineDemo>Get-ChildItem
Mastery Achieved
Knowledge Check
1 / 2In this pipeline, where does Where-Object filter?
References
These documentation links provide authoritative details for the commands used in this article.
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