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Example: To concatenate all .txt files in directory C:\\temp and store result in outfile.txt<\/p>\n

\n$ToNatural = { [regex]::Replace($_, '\\d+', { $args[0].Value.PadLeft(20) }) }\n\nif (Test-Path "C:\\temp\\outfile.txt") {\n    Remove-Item "C:\\temp\\outfile.txt"\n}\n\nGet-ChildItem "C:\\temp" -Filter *.txt|sort-object $ToNatural | `\nForeach-Object{\n  Write-Host $_\n  #Get-Content $_ &gt;&gt; C:\\temp\\outfile.txt\n}\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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