Using type

10 Nov 2024 - jhunter

Sources

get-alias type

get-help type

get-command get-content

https://learn.microsoft.com

Command

type

Alias

get-content

Definition

Get the content of a file.

Options

No options for this command.

Examples

Get the contents of a file

PS C:\Temp> type .\myfile.txt
Hello there

Alias of type: get-content

The command type is an alias of the command get-content in powershell. You can use get-content in the same way.

PS C:\Temp> Get-Content .\myotherfile.txt
Here is some test text.
This is the second line.
This is the end of the file.

Because type is an alias of the get-content command, you can also use the same properties with type.

PS C:\Temp> type -Path myotherfile.txt -Tail 1
This is the end of the file.