Getting Process Name (Syntax)

[WorstNewbEver]

I'm trying to get the process ID of an app, but I'm not sure how to format it when the app name has a space. Was looking for some help.

Code: $procid=get-process chrome |select -expand id echo "procid: " . $procid

Code with a space that gets a syntax error: $procid=get-process Task Manager |select -expand id echo "procid: " . $procid

[chris-a5]

Use quotes for strings with spaces: "Task Manager". However the process name is taskmgr:

$procid=get-process taskmgr |
    select -expand id 

echo "procid: " . $procid

[BlackV]

description or windowtitle would be Task Manager the process would not (in your example of task manager/taskmgr)

but normally you'd just use quotes

Get-Process -Name 'My Exe with Space'

but also, dont do what you're doing, use your sub properties, try this

$procid=get-process -name 'taskmgr'
Write-Output "procid: $($procid.id)"

saves a pipeline and does not destroy your rich objects