Powershell Get-Process string as name -

when using get-process how can use string -name?

$program = "myprogram" get-process $program

instead of

get-process -myprogram

powershell accept name, no matter what.

get-process firefox

will return running firefox. likewise, arrays work too:

get-process firefox, iexplore

$proc = @("firefox","iexplore") get-process $proc

declares array explicitly, checks each running process.

of course, stated, can , should use -name clarity. nothing changes. script should still read like:

$proc = @("firefox","iexplore") get-process -name $proc

there where-object approach:

get-process | where-object {$_.name -eq "firefox"}

to "stuff" it, pipe objects script block.

where-object:

ps c:\> get-process | where-object {$_.name -eq "firefox"} | fl $_.id

returns:

id      : 7516 handles : 628 cpu     : 1154.1421983 name    : firefox

get-process $proc | ft id, name

would return:

    id name     -- ----     7516 firefox     12244 iexplore     12640 iexplore

or, use foreach-object mentioned, , loop through them:

get-process $proc | foreach-object {if($_.path -contains "c:\program files*"){write-host "bad directory"} else{ write-host "safe"}}

if running .exe above running c:\program files* writes out "safe", otherwise writes "bad directory".

KHS