Is there a simple way to do this type of compare:
$s = {"This is a dog" ,"This is a cat"} $s | where {$_.Phrase -contains -match{"dog",cat","rat"} } Basically, if the left contains any part of anything on the right, I want it returned.
Or do I have to do -or for each thing on the right?
Assuming that $s is an array of strings (and not a scriptblock) you could create the appropriate regular expression for the -match operator and just use that:
# ~> $s = @("This is a dog" ,"This is a cat", "this is neither") # ~> $s | where {$_ -match "dog|cat|rat" } This is a dog This is a cat 