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May 22nd, 2013

PowerTip: Find Format Data Used by Current PowerShell Session

Doctor Scripto

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Summary: Find the Windows PowerShell format data files that are used in your current Windows PowerShell session.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I find the format data files that are being used in my current Windows PowerShell session?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-FormatData cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 3.0, and to browse this information, pipe the results to the More command:

Get-FormatData | more

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Doctor Scripto

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The "Scripting Guys" is a historical title passed from scripter to scripter. The current revision has morphed into our good friend Doctor Scripto who has been with us since the very beginning.

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