#declare a variable to dump a text file into $a #Pipe the file into the variable using the cmdlet tee-object and pump the unwanted output to (dev) null cat temp.txt | tee-object -Variable a > $null #Place the value into a string [string]$strA = $a #Print your string or store it to another file, either way it is now #all on one line with a single CRLF at the end of the line #print to screen $strA #output to file $strA > onOneLine.txt
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