I'm trying to search directory c:\bats\
for batch files containing the unc path \\server\public
Command:
Get-ChildItem -path c:\bats\ -recurse | Select-string -pattern "\\server\public"
I receive an error related to the string \\server\public
:
Select-string : The string \\server\public is not a valid regular
expression: parsing "\\server\public" - Malformed \p{X} character
escape. At line:1 char:91
+ ... ts" -recurse | Select-string -pattern \\server\public
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Select-String], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidRegex,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SelectStringCommand
I've tried using various escapes such as "\server\public"
or "'\server\public'"
but I always receive that same error.
Try this using single quotes around your search string and specifying SimpleMatch.
Get-ChildItem -path c:\bats\ -recurse | Select-string -pattern '\\server\public' -SimpleMatch