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The problem with power shell is that it misses basics such as grep that command line users take for granted.

Select-String is the PowerShell equivalent of grep. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849903.aspx

Should even have grep as its default alias.

It has "sls" as its alias, even easier to type.

Not really arguing against your point - however when in Powershell, as everything is an object, you don't end up using the same "string heavy" techniques that required grep with more traditional shells.

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