1) I guess in this context $args is arguments of a script block {$_ -like
"*$args*"} passed into Where-Object cmdlet (but, strange, all lines should
be returned in your example, IMO...). Try this way:
function foo
{
$myArgs = $args
gc <.> | where {$_ -like "*$myArgs*"} | sort
}
foo '<pattern>'
2) Is this OK?:
.\list.ps1 '@work'
or
.\list.ps1 "@work"
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Thanks,
Roman Kuzmin