PowerShell Sort-Object¶

The Sort-Object cmdlet is used in PowerShell to sort output objects based on specific property values^[600-developer-learn-powershell01.md].

Syntax and Usage¶

To sort objects, they can be piped into Sort-Object using the -Property parameter to define the sort key^[600-developer-learn-powershell01.md]. By default, the sort order is ascending, but this can be reversed by using the -Descending switch^[600-developer-learn-powershell01.md].

Examples¶

Sorting processes by their memory usage (PM) from highest to lowest allows for quick identification of resource-intensive applications^[600-developer-learn-powershell01.md].

Get-Process | Sort-Object -Property PM -Descending | Format-Table * -AutoSize

Related Concepts¶

• [[PowerShell]]
• [[Get-Process]]
• [[Format-Table]]

Sources¶

^[600-developer-learn-powershell01.md]