Quickly grab Event Log information in Windows with this script

A key component of the job of every Windows administrator is to keep an eye on Event Logs. That includes not only the info in the logs but also the size of the logs and the number of records. This sample hack from O'Reilly's Windows Server Hacks provides a script that can allow an administrator to gather this info much more quickly than with the GUI.

Title: Windows Server Hacks
ISBN: 0596006470
Published: March 2004
Author: Mitch Tulloch
Chapter: Hack 12: Get Event Log Information
Publisher: O'Reilly

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