Powershell new item
In PowerShell, you can create a new item using the New-Item
cmdlet. Here are some examples:
Create a new file
New-Item -Path C:\example\file.txt -ItemType File
This will create a new file named file.txt
in the C:\example
directory.
Create a new directory
New-Item -Path C:\example\subdir -ItemType Directory
This will create a new directory named subdir
in the C:\example
directory.
Create a new registry key
New-Item -Path HKCU:\Software\MyCompany -ItemType RegistryKey
This will create a new registry key named MyCompany
under the HKCU
(HKEY_CURRENT_USER) registry hive.
Create a new environment variable
New-Item -Path Env:\MY_VAR -Value "Hello World" -ItemType EnvironmentVariable
This will create a new environment variable named MY_VAR
with the value Hello World
.
Create a new alias
New-Item -Path Alias:\myalias -Value "Get-ChildItem" -ItemType Alias
This will create a new alias named myalias
that runs the Get-ChildItem
cmdlet.
Create a new function
New-Item -Path Function:\myfunction -Value "param($a) { Write-Host $a }" -ItemType Function
This will create a new function named myfunction
that takes a single parameter $a
and writes it to the console.
These are just a few examples of what you can create using the New-Item
cmdlet in PowerShell. The possibilities are endless!