Commands / Files

PS> Get-Item -Path .\notes.txt

Works on

WindowsLinuxmacOS

PowerShell

5.1 and later

Reference

Microsoft Learn: Get-Item

Gets the item itself. Get-ChildItem lists what is inside a folder. Get-Item .\docs is the folder object. Get-ChildItem .\docs is the contents.

Try this

Get-Item -Path .\notes.txt | Format-List *

Related commands

• Add-Content Append text to a file
• Join-Path Build a path safely
• Set-Location Change the current directory
• Get-FileHash Check a file's hash (checksum)
• Test-Path Check whether a path exists

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