CmdID

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measure-object

Calculate the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text. tldr-pages

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Calculate the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text. Note: This command can only be used through PowerShell.

Count the files and folders in a directory

Get-ChildItem | Measure-ObjectIdentify

Pipe input to Measure-Command (objects that are piped to Measure-Command are available to the script block that is passed to the Expression parameter)

"One", "Two", "Three", "Four" | Set-Content -Path "path\to\file"; Get-Content "path\to\file"; | Measure-Object -Character -Line -WordIdentify