Select-Newest
SYNOPSIS
Select the newest X number of objects after a given datetime.
SYNTAX
Select-Newest -InputObject <PSObject> [-Newest] <Int32> [-Property <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Select-Newest is a variation on Select-Object. It is designed to make it easier to select X number of objects based on a datetime property. The default property value is LastWriteTime.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
PS C:\> Get-ChildItem c:\work -file | Select-Newest 1
Directory: C:\work
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 11/4/2020 11:36 AM 5008 ipperf.csv
Get the newest file in the Work folder. This example is using the default -Property parameter value of LastWriteTime.
Example 2
PS C:\> Get-Process | newest 10 -Property starttime
NPM(K) PM(M) WS(M) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName
------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- -----------
15 5.34 12.85 0.09 25208 0 WmiPrvSE
7 1.31 5.95 0.02 10552 0 svchost
35 128.28 136.05 8.62 3376 0 esrv_svc
98 47.31 40.01 0.48 24496 2 firefox
99 48.46 46.07 0.53 22064 2 firefox
13 3.41 16.19 0.77 33136 2 notepad
14 6.78 10.96 0.06 31784 0 svchost
69 110.45 150.37 4.28 8848 2 pwsh
5 2.52 4.52 0.02 34024 2 cmd
10 2.06 9.00 0.12 25384 2 OpenConsole
Get the 10 most recent processes based on the StartTime property. This example is using the "newest" alias.
PARAMETERS
-InputObject
A piped in object.
Type: System.Management.Automation.PSObject
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Newest
Enter the number of newest items to select.
Type: System.Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Property
Enter the property name to select on. It must be a datetime object.
Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: LastWriteTime
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
System.Management.Automation.PSObject
OUTPUTS
System.Object
NOTES
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