Selecting and sorting

Select-Object acts on an input pipeline, either an existing collection of objects or the output from another command. Select-Object can be used to select a subset of properties, to change properties, or to add new properties. Select-Object also allows a user to limit the number of objects returned.

Sort-Object can be used to perform both simple and complex sorting based on an input pipeline.

Using Select-Object is a key part of working with PowerShell, output can be customized to suit circumstances in several ways.

The Select-Object command

Select-Object is an extremely versatile command as shown by each of the following short examples, which demonstrate some of the simpler uses of the command.

Select-Object can be used to explore what is available on an object by using a wildcard for the Property parameter:

Get-Process -Id $PID | Select-Object *

This can be a handy way of viewing all available properties and sometimes a useful alternative...