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Get-ItemPropertyValue

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Microsoft.PowerShell.Management

Gets the value for one or more properties of a specified item.

Syntax

Get-ItemPropertyValue
   [[-Path] <String[]>]
   [-Name] <String[]>
   [-Filter <String>]
   [-Include <String[]>]
   [-Exclude <String[]>]
   [-Credential <PSCredential>]
   [-UseTransaction]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-ItemPropertyValue
   -LiteralPath <String[]>
   [-Name] <String[]>
   [-Filter <String>]
   [-Include <String[]>]
   [-Exclude <String[]>]
   [-Credential <PSCredential>]
   [-UseTransaction]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-ItemPropertyValue gets the current value for a property that you specify when you use the Name parameter, located in a path that you specify with either the Path or LiteralPath parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Get the value of the ProductID property

This command gets the value of the ProductID property of the "\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" object in the Windows Registry provider.

Get-ItemPropertyValue HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion -Name ProductID

94253-50000-11141-AA785

Example 2: Get the last write time of a file or folder

This command gets the value of the LastWriteTime property, or the last time a file or folder was changed, from the "C:\Users\Test\Documents\ModuleToAssembly" folder, working in the FileSystem provider.

Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path C:\Users\Test\Documents\ModuleToAssembly -Name LastWriteTime

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 2:53:22 PM

Example 3: Get multiple property values of a file or folder

This command gets the values of the LastWriteTime, CreationTime, and Root properties of a folder. The property values are returned in the order in which you specified the property names.

Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path C:\Users\Test\Documents\ModuleToAssembly -Name LastWriteTime,CreationTime,Root

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 2:53:22 PM
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 2:53:10 PM

Name              : C:\
Parent            :
Exists            : True
Root              : C:\
FullName          : C:\
Extension         :
CreationTime      : 9/1/2014 4:59:45 AM
CreationTimeUtc   : 9/1/2014 11:59:45 AM
LastAccessTime    : 9/27/2014 5:22:02 PM
LastAccessTimeUtc : 9/28/2014 12:22:02 AM
LastWriteTime     : 9/27/2014 5:22:02 PM
LastWriteTimeUtc  : 9/28/2014 12:22:02 AM
Attributes        : Hidden, System, Directory
BaseName          : C:\
Target            :
LinkType          :
Mode              : d--hs-

Parameters

-Credential

Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.

Type a user name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01", or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated by the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, you are prompted for a password.

Warning

This parameter is not supported by any providers installed with Windows PowerShell.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Exclude

Specifies, as a string array, an item or items that this cmdlet excludes from the operation. The value of this parameter qualifies the Path parameter. Enter a path element or pattern, such as "*.txt". Wildcard characters are permitted.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:True

-Filter

Specifies a filter in the format or language of the provider. The value of this parameter qualifies the Path parameter.

The syntax of the filter, including the use of wildcard characters, depends on the provider. Filters are more efficient than other parameters, because the provider applies them when the cmdlet gets the objects rather than having PowerShell filter the objects after they are retrieved.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:True

-Include

Specifies, as a string array, an item or items that this cmdlet includes in the operation. The value of this parameter qualifies the Path parameter. Enter a path element or pattern, such as "*.txt". Wildcard characters are permitted.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:True

-LiteralPath

Specifies the path to the current location of the property. Unlike the Path parameter, the value of LiteralPath is used exactly as it is typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.

Type:String[]
Aliases:PSPath
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the name of the property or properties to retrieve.

Type:String[]
Aliases:PSProperty
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Path

Specifies the path to the item or items.

Type:String[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UseTransaction

Includes the command in the active transaction. This parameter is valid only when a transaction is in progress. For more information, see about_Transactions.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:usetx
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

String

You can pipe a string that contains a path to this cmdlet.

Outputs

System.Boolean, System.String, System.DateTime

This cmdlet returns an object for each item property value that it gets. The object type depends on the property value that is retrieved. For example, in a file system drive, the cmdlet might return a file or folder.

Notes

This cmdlet is designed to work with the data exposed by any provider. To list the providers available in your session, run the Get-PSProvider cmdlet. For more information, see about_Providers.