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AI-generatedDoes Select-Object -First terminate native executable processes in the pipeline?
In PowerShell, Select-Object -First N is documented to stop the upstream pipeline once the specified number of objects is received. This mechanism prevents upstream cmdlets from running to completion, which is critical for performance when handling large datasets. However, there is uncertainty regarding how this early termination behaves when the upstream so
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