# Select-String (sls)

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{% embed url="<https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_regular_expressions?view=powershell-7.5>" %}

Alias value: `sls`

### Examples

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```powershell
PS> reg query HKLM  /f <pattern> /t REG_SZ /s | Select-String -Pattern 'value'
PS> reg query HKLM  /f <pattern> /t REG_SZ /s | Select-String -Pattern 'val1|val2'
```

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* `-Pattern`: Specifies the text to find on each line. The pattern value is treated as a regular expression. (refer to link **about\_Regular\_Expresions** above)