You could also use either of these: (Select-String "pattern" -Path file.txt).Line > t.txt Select-String "Pattern" -Path file.txt | Select-Object -ExpandPro

You could also use either of these: (Select-String "pattern" -Path file.txt).Line > t.txt Select-String "Pattern" -Path file.txt | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Line > t.txt Or equivalent to the second example but with shortcuts: sls pattern -path file.txt | select -exp line > t.txt