Commonly Used Comparison Operators in Windows PowerShell 2
Part of the Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies Cheat Sheet
As you use PowerShell 2 to help automate your Windows operating system, you use comparison operators to compare one value with another. Some of PowerShell 2's most common comparison operators are listed in the following table:
| Operator | Description |
|---|---|
| -lt | less than |
| -le | Less than or equal to |
| -gt | Greater than |
| -ge | Greater than or equal to |
| -eq | Equal to |
| -ne | Not equal to |
| -like | Like (uses wildcard for pattern matching) |
| -match | A match using Regular Expressions |
| -contains | Used to see if a collection or group of items contains a given item |
