Powershell - Special Variables

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PowerShell Special variables store information about PowerShell. These are also called automatic variables. Following is the list of automatic variables −

Operator	Description
$$	Represents the last token in the last line received by the session.
$?	Represents the execution status of the last operation. It contains TRUE if the last operation succeeded and FALSE if it failed.
$^	Represents the first token in the last line received by the session.
$_	Same as $PSItem. Contains the current object in the pipeline object. You can use this variable in commands that perform an action on every object or on selected objects in a pipeline.
$ARGS	Represents an array of the undeclared parameters and/or parameter values that are passed to a function, script, or script block.
$CONSOLEFILENAME	Represents the path of the console file (.psc1) that was most recently used in the session.
$ERROR	Represents an array of error objects that represent the most recent errors.
$EVENT	Represents a PSEventArgs object that represents the event that is being processed.
$EVENTARGS	Represents an object that represents the first event argument that derives from EventArgs of the event that is being processed.
$EVENTSUBSCRIBER	Represents a PSEventSubscriber object that represents the event subscriber of the event that is being processed.
$EXECUTIONCONTEXT	Represents an EngineIntrinsics object that represents the execution context of the PowerShell host.
$FALSE	Represents FALSE. You can use this variable to represent FALSE in commands and scripts instead of using the string "false".
$FOREACH	Represents the enumerator (not the resulting values) of a ForEach loop. You can use the properties and methods of enumerators on the value of the $ForEach variable.
$HOME	Represents the full path of the user's home directory.
$HOST	Represents an object that represents the current host application for PowerShell.
$INPUT	Represents an enumerator that enumerates all input that is passed to a function.
$LASTEXITCODE	Represents the exit code of the last Windows-based program that was run.
$MATCHES	The $Matches variable works with the -match and -notmatch operators.
$MYINVOCATION	$MyInvocation is populated only for scripts, function, and script blocks. PSScriptRoot and PSCommandPath properties of the $MyInvocation automatic variable contain information about the invoker or calling script, not the current script.
$NESTEDPROMPTLEVEL	Represents the current prompt level.
$NULL	$null is an automatic variable that contains a NULL or empty value. You can use this variable to represent an absent or undefined value in commands and scripts.
$PID	Represents the process identifier (PID) of the process that is hosting the current PowerShell session.
$PROFILE	Represents the full path of the PowerShell profile for the current user and the current host application.
$PSCMDLET	Represents an object that represents the cmdlet or advanced function that is being run.
$PSCOMMANDPATH	Represents the full path and file name of the script that is being run.
$PSCULTURE	Represents the name of the culture currently in use in the operating system.
$PSDEBUGCONTEXT	While debugging, this variable contains information about the debugging environment. Otherwise, it contains a NULL value.
$PSHOME	Represents the full path of the installation directory for PowerShell.
$PSITEM	Same as $_. Contains the current object in the pipeline object.
$PSSCRIPTROOT	Represents the directory from which a script is being run.
$PSSENDERINFO	Represents information about the user who started the PSSession, including the user identity and the time zone of the originating computer.
$PSUICULTURE	Represents the name of the user interface (UI) culture that is currently in use in the operating system.
$PSVERSIONTABLE	Represents a read-only hash table that displays details about the version of PowerShell that is running in the current session.
$SENDER	Represents the object that generated this event.
$SHELLID	Represents the identifier of the current shell.
$STACKTRACE	Represents a stack trace for the most recent error.
$THIS	In a script block that defines a script property or script method, the $This variable refers to the object that is being extended.
$TRUE	Represents TRUE. You can use this variable to represent TRUE in commands and scripts.

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