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  1. mwjcomputing revised this gist Jan 28, 2022. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 0 deletions.
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    Written by Matthew Johnson (@mwjcomputing)
    .LINK
    https://mwjcomputing.com
    .LINK
    https://gist.github.com/mwjcomputing/75a04758e39a20716eaa4362e3da50f0
    #>
    }
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    function New-MTail {
    param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$File,
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$SearchTerm
    )

    Get-Content -Path $File -tail 100 -wait | Select-String $SearchTerm

    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Does a PowerShell tail
    .DESCRIPTION
    Does a PowerShell tail for the last 100 lines from file.
    .EXAMPLE
    PS C:\> New-MTail -File log.txt -SearchTerm error
    Sets the Windows 11 Theme to light mode.
    .INPUTS
    System.String. The path to the file to tail.
    System.String. The search term to trigger on.
    .OUTPUTS
    None
    .NOTES
    Written by Matthew Johnson (@mwjcomputing)
    .LINK
    https://mwjcomputing.com
    #>
    }