Example Searching Log File w/Powershell

search-logfile.ps1

[datetime]$TodaysDate = Get-Date -format d
$LogPath = "c:\logs\"

$foundFiles = gci -Path $LogPath -Filter *.txt | where {($_.lastwritetime -lt $TodaysDate) -and ($_.lastwritetime -ge ($TodaysDate).adddays(-60))}

foreach ( $file in $foundFiles ) {
	foreach($line in (Get-Content "$LogPath\$file" )) { 
		#write-host "testing $($line)."
		if ($line -like "*joe*") { 
			write-host $line
		}
	}
}