I guess the question is in the title.
I have a CSV that looks something like
user,path,original_path
I'm trying to find duplicates on the original path, then output both the user and original_path line.
This is what I have so far.
$2 = Import-Csv 'Total 20_01_16.csv' | Group-Object -Property Original_path |
Where-Object { $_.count -ge 2 } | fl Group | out-string -width 500
This gives me the duplicates in Original_Path. I can see all the required information but I'll be danged if I know how to get to it or format it into something useful.
I did a bit of Googleing and found this script:
$ROWS = Import-CSV -Path 'Total 20_01_16.csv'
$NAMES = @{}
$OUTPUT = foreach ( $ROW in $ROWS ) {
IF ( $NAMES.ContainsKey( $ROW.Original_path ) -and $NAMES[$ROW.original_path] -lt 2 )
{ $ROW }
$NAMES[$ROW.original_path] += 1 }
Write-Output $OUTPUT
I'm reluctant to use this because, well first I have no idea what it's doing. So little of the makes any sense to me, I don't like using scripts I can't get my head around. Also, and this is the more important part, it's only giving me a single duplicate, it's not giving me both sets. I'm after both offending lines, so I can find both users with the same file.
If anyone could be so kind as to lend a hand I'd appreciate it. Thanks
It depends on the output format you need, but to build on what you already have we can use this to show the records in the console:
Import-Csv 'Total 20_01_16.csv' |
Group-Object -Property Original_path |
Where-Object { $_.count -ge 2 } |
Foreach-Object { $_.Group } |
Format-Table User, Path, Original_path -AutoSize
Alternatively, use this to save them in a new csv-file:
Import-Csv 'Total 20_01_16.csv' |
Group-Object -Property Original_path |
Where-Object { $_.count -ge 2 } |
Foreach-Object { $_.Group } |
Select User, Path, Original_path |
Export-csv -Path output.csv -NoTypeInformation