Parse file get contents

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This method is faster than retrieving all of the lines and using the [-1] index notation. This example describes how to use the Stream parameter to get the content of an alternate data stream for files stored on a Windows NTFS volume. In this example, the Set-Content cmdlet is used to create sample content in a file named Stream. The Stream parameter is a dynamic parameter of the FileSystem provider.

Streams can be used to store hidden data such as attributes, security settings, or other data. They can also be stored on directories without being child items. The commands in this example get the contents of a file as one string, instead of an array of strings. By default, without the Raw dynamic parameter, content is returned as an array of newline-delimited strings. You can specify a filter to the Get-Content cmdlet. This example demonstrates how to get the contents of a file as a [byte[]] as a single object.

The first command uses the AsByteStream parameter to get the stream of bytes from the file. The Raw parameter ensures that the bytes are returned as a [System. If the Raw parameter was absent, the return value is a stream of bytes, which is interpreted by PowerShell as [System. Specifies that the content should be read as a stream of bytes. A warning occurs when you use the AsByteStream parameter with the Encoding parameter.

The AsByteStream parameter ignores any encoding and the output is returned as a stream of bytes. This parameter is not supported by any providers installed with PowerShell.

To impersonate another user, or elevate your credentials when running this cmdlet, use Invoke-Command. Specifies the delimiter that Get-Content uses to divide the file into objects while it reads.

When reading a text file, Get-Content returns a collection of string objects, each of which ends with an end-of-line character. When you enter a delimiter that does not exist in the file, Get-Content returns the entire file as a single, undelimited object.

You can use this parameter to split a large file into smaller files by specifying a file separator, as the delimiter. The delimiter is preserved not discarded and becomes the last item in each file section.

Delimiter is a dynamic parameter that the FileSystem provider adds to the Get-Content cmdlet. This parameter works only in file system drives.

Currently, when the value of the Delimiter parameter is an empty string, Get-Content does not return anything. This is a known issue.

To force Get-Content to return the entire file as a single, undelimited string. Enter a value that does not exist in the file. Encoding is a dynamic parameter that the FileSystem provider adds to the Get-Content cmdlet.

This parameter is available only in file system drives. When reading from and writing to binary files, use the AsByteStream parameter and a value of 0 for the ReadCount parameter. A ReadCount value of 0 reads the entire file in a single read operation. The default ReadCount value, 1, reads one byte in each read operation and converts each byte into a separate object, which causes errors when you use the Set-Content cmdlet to write the bytes to a file unless you use AsByteStream parameter.

Beginning with PowerShell 6. For more information, see the. NET documentation for Encoding. As of PowerShell 7. Specifies, as a string array, an item or items that this cmdlet excludes in the operation. The value of this parameter qualifies the Path parameter. Specifies a filter to qualify the Path parameter.