The Start and End of a File: -TotalCount, -Tail and -Wait

Get-Content -TotalCount shows only a file's first lines and -Tail only its last, and -Wait keeps a file open on screen so every line added to it appears as it's written, until Ctrl+C stops it.

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Cheat sheet for the lesson The Start and End of a File: -TotalCount, -Tail and -Wait: Get-Content -TotalCount shows only a file's first lines and -Tail only its last, and -Wait keeps a file open on screen so every line added to it appears as it's written, until Ctrl+C stops it.
Category
PowerShell
Level
Apprentice
Tags
get-content, log-file, operating-system, powershell