---
title: How can I perform a regex search in Powershell?
description: In which I remind myself how to search using regexes in Powershell
slug: powershell-regex
lastmod: 2021-06-25
tags:
- "powershell"
---
You can check if a character contains a string by using the cmatch operator like so:

```powershell
$word = "Hello"
$word -cmatch "[A-Z]"
// True
```