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Get-Content


Description
Gets the content of the item at the specified location.
Syntax
Get-Content [-Path] <String[]> [-ReadCount <Int64>] [-TotalCount <Int64>] [-Tail <Int32>]
Example
Get-Content -Path 'C:\logs\app.log' -Tail 50
Parameters
Path: Required. Specifies the path to an item where content is retrieved
ReadCount: Optional. Specifies how many lines to read at a time
TotalCount: Optional. Specifies the total number of lines to get
Tail: Optional. Gets the specified number of lines from the end
Return type
System.String
Aliases
gc, cat, type
Supported Windows versions
Windows PowerShell 2.0 and laterWindows 7Windows 8Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2008 R2 and later