Get-PSProvider

 

Additional Resources for Get-PSProvider

 

Listing Your Installed Windows PowerShell Providers

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/msh/cmdlets/get-psprovider.mspx

 

 

SYNOPSIS

Gets information about the specified Windows PowerShell provider.

 

SYNTAX

Get-PSProvider [[-psProvider] <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Gets information about the specified Windows PowerShell provider.

 

PARAMETERS

 

-psProvider <string[]>

Specifies the name or names of the Windows PowerShell providers about which to retrieve information.

 

Required?

false

Position?

1

Default value

N/A - See note below

Accept pipeline input?  

true (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? 

true

 

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, and -OutVariable. For more information, type, "get-help about_commonparameters".

 

RETURN TYPE

ProviderInfoObject

 

EXAMPLE 1

 

get-psprovider

 

This command displays a list of all available Windows PowerShell providers.

 

EXAMPLE 2

 

get-psprovider f*, r* | format-list

 

This command displays a list of all Windows PowerShell providers with names that begin with the letter 'f' or 'r'.

 

RELATED LINKS

Get-PSDrive