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To display the directory content, Get-ChildItem cmdlet is used. You need to provide the path of the directory or if you are in the same directory, you need to use only Get-ChildItem directly. In the below example, we need to display the contents of the D:\temp directory.When Get-ChildItem command is run outside of this directory then the path of the directory should be provided. This is called the absolute path.PS C:\> Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\CommandWhen this command is run directly within the directory then simply run this command. This is called a relative path.PS D:\Temp> Get-ChildItem OutputDirectory: D:\Temp Mode ... Read More
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When the item (file) path is provided to the Get-ChildItem cmdlet, it extracts the file information like Name, LastWriteTime, Size, etc.ExampleGet-ChildItem -Path D:\Temp\style.cssOutputDirectory: D:\Temp Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- -a---- 08-12-2017 10:16 393 style.cssCommandTo get the full properties of the file then you need to use fl * (Format-List *) pipeline command.Get-ChildItem -Path D:\Temp\style.css | fl * OutputPSPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::D:\Temp\style.css ... Read More
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There are methods or functions which are useful for directories and file operations.Methods for the directory.TypeName: System.IO.DirectoryInfo Name MemberType ---- ---------- Create Method CreateObjRef Method CreateSubdirectory Method Delete Method EnumerateDirectories Method EnumerateFiles Method EnumerateFileSystemInfos Method Equals Method ... Read More
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When you pipeline the parameter Get-Member (alias gm) and filter out properties then there will be two different properties that will be displayed. One is for the File and another is for the Folders.Get-ChildItem propertiesCommandGet-ChildItem | gm | where{$_.Membertype -eq "Property"}Output** Properties of Directory TypeName: System.IO.DirectoryInfo Name MemberType Definition ---- ---------- ---------- Attributes Property System.IO.FileAttributes Attributes {get;set;} CreationTime Property datetime CreationTime {get;set;} CreationTimeUtc Property datetime CreationTimeUtc {get;set;} Exists Property bool Exists {get;} Extension ... Read More
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Get-ChildItem (alias: dir) in Powershell is used to get the items inside the container. This container could be the Folders, Registry or the certificate store. You can retrieve items from one or more specified locations. This command works similar to the dir in command prompt but PowerShell provides a modern way to extract the data.
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After killing the process using Stop-Process command in PowerShell, you can determine if the process is really terminated from the system with HasExited function.For example, we will kill Notepad process and check if Notepad process still exists in the system?$notepad = Get-Process notepad | Stop-Process if($notepad.HasExited){"Process is terminated"} else{"Process is still running"}
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With the Passthru parameter, PowerShell returns the output in the console. For example, below notepad.exe process with ID 12344 will be stopped and the same will be displayed in the console with the Passthru parameter. Earlier it was not the case with only Stop-Process.PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Stop-Process -Id 12344 -PassThru Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName ------- ------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- ----------- 227 13 2800 13440 0.19 12344 1 ... Read More
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To get the consent from the user before stopping process or instance, -confirm parameter is used.ExampleIn the below example, we will stop notepad.exe process with –Id 4900 using –Confirm parameter.PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Stop-Process -Id 4900 -Confirm Confirm Are you sure you want to perform this action? Performing the operation "Stop-Process" on target "notepad (4900)". [Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"):Similarly, you can use the –Confirm parameter for stopping the process with Name.PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Stop-Process -Name Notepad -Confirm
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To stop the specific instance of the process, Process ID needs to provide to Stop-Process cmdlet.ExampleIn the below example, we need to stop Notepad process with instance ID 25400.OutputHandles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName ------- ------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- ----------- 228 14 3156 13680 0.13 4900 1 notepad 232 14 3196 13752 0.16 25400 1 notepadStop-Process -Id 25400 Now, when Get-Process command is run, there will be no process running with –Id 25400.CommandPS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Process -Name notepadOutputHandles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) CPU(s) Id SI ProcessName ------- ------ ----- ----- ------ -- -- ----------- 227 13 2808 13492 0.14 4900 1 notepad
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