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Using regex get matching multiple strings from file

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using regex and not foreach from powershell I want to match name and get all name ONLY in string array, the code is not working

$a=select-string -pattern "name:?(<name>))" c:\temp\main.txt| % {"$($_.matches.groups[1])"}
echo $a

$file=gc c:\temp\main.txt
$regex='name: {0}'
$file_content = [string]::Join("`r`n", $file);
Select-String -InputObject $file_content -Pattern $regex -AllMatches

--- apps: - name: my-app - route: dd - main: turbo - name: mean-app - route: dd - main: turbo - name: team-app - route: dd - main: turbo

majorcon:

- dbcon : tr

- name: forth-app

Edited by himanshu_kulkarni Thursday, August 29, 2019 6:03 AM name key in bold, need value of this key for understanding purpose
Moved by Bill_Stewart Tuesday, November 19, 2019 7:18 PM Unanswerable

Thursday, August 29, 2019 6:01 AM

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Select-String -Path 'c:\temp\main.txt' -Pattern '(?<=name:\s+).*(?=$)' -AllMatches | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Matches | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Value
It works for the given example text.

Live long and prosper!

(79,108,97,102|%{[char]$_})-join''
- Edited by BOfH-666 Thursday, August 29, 2019 7:32 AM
Thursday, August 29, 2019 7:10 AM
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You might not need the -AllMatches parameter if there is only one match per line as your string example suggests. So, you could also try:
$pattern = "(?<=name:\s+).+$" (get-content .\regex_test1.txt | Select-String -Pattern $pattern | Select -ExpandProperty Matches).Value
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 10:02 AM
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You might not need the -AllMatches parameter if there is only one match per line as your string example suggests.

Right. But what's defenitely unnecessary is the Get-Content in your example. You can provide a file for Select-String. ;-)
Live long and prosper!

(79,108,97,102|%{[char]$_})-join''

Thursday, August 29, 2019 11:07 AM

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