LocationHistory

2.0.0

en-US/LocationHistory-help.xml

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<helpItems schema="maml" xmlns="http://msh">
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Clear-LocationHistory</command:name>
      <command:verb>Clear</command:verb>
      <command:noun>LocationHistory</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Clears the location history.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Clears the location history. The location history contains a list of locations visited in the current PowerShell session.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Clear-LocationHistory</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before clearing the location history.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before clearing the location history.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Clear-LocationHistory</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Clears the location history. This command will prompt for confirmation. To bypass the confirmation prompt, specify '-Confirm:$false'.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Get-LocationHistory</command:name>
      <command:verb>Get</command:verb>
      <command:noun>LocationHistory</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Outputs the location history.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Outputs the location history. The location history contains a list of locations visited in the current PowerShell session.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Get-LocationHistory</maml:name>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters />
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>LocationHistoryHistoryEntry</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Outputs a LocationHistoryHistoryEntry object for each location history entry.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Get-LocationHistory</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Outputs the location history.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Remove-LocationHistory</command:name>
      <command:verb>Remove</command:verb>
      <command:noun>LocationHistory</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Removes a location history entry from the location history.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Removes a location history entry from the location history. This is useful when a location history entry is no longer valid (e.g., a location that has been renamed or removed).</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Remove-LocationHistory</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Id</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Removes the specified location history entry from the location history.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>0</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Id</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Removes the specified location history entry from the location history.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>0</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>You can pipe an integer to specify the number of the location history entry to remove.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Remove-LocationHistory 3</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Removes location history entry 3 from the location history.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Set-LocationEx</command:name>
      <command:verb>Set</command:verb>
      <command:noun>LocationEx</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Set-Location alternative that maintains a location history, allowing easy navigation to previous locations.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Set-Location alternative that maintains a location history, allowing easy navigation to previous locations. The location history contains a list of locations visited in the current PowerShell session. The location history stores up to 100 locations.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Set-LocationEx</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Id</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Changes to the specified location history entry in the location history.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>0</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="Clipboard">
          <maml:name>CopyToClipboard</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Copies the requested location path to the clipboard.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>PassThru</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Outputs a PathInfo object that represents the requested location (if it exists).</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Set-LocationEx</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>LiteralPath</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Specifies the path of a new working location. This parameter is used exactly as it is typed.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="Clipboard">
          <maml:name>CopyToClipboard</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Copies the requested location path to the clipboard.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>PassThru</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Outputs a PathInfo object that represents the requested location (if it exists).</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Set-LocationEx</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Specifies the path of a new working location. Specify "-" to move to the previous location in the location history (if it exists), or "+" to move to the next location in the location history (if it exists). Omit this parameter to output the location history.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="Clipboard">
          <maml:name>CopyToClipboard</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Copies the requested location path to the clipboard.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>PassThru</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Outputs a PathInfo object that represents the requested location (if it exists).</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="Clipboard">
        <maml:name>CopyToClipboard</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Copies the requested location path to the clipboard.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Id</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Changes to the specified location history entry in the location history.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">Int32</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>Int32</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>0</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="1" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>LiteralPath</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Specifies the path of a new working location. This parameter is used exactly as it is typed.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>PassThru</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Outputs a PathInfo object that represents the requested location (if it exists).</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="1" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Specifies the path of a new working location. Specify "-" to move to the previous location in the location history (if it exists), or "+" to move to the next location in the location history (if it exists). Omit this parameter to output the location history.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>You can pipe a string to specify the location.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>PathInfo</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Outputs a PathInfo object when using the -PassThru parameter and the location exists.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>For the -Path and -LiteralPath parameters, "." refers to the current location, ".." refers to the current location's parent, "..." to that location's parent, and so forth.</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Outputs the location history (same as Get-LocationHistory).</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx ...</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Changes two levels up from the current location. For example, if you are in C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0, this command will change to C:\Windows\System32.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx -</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Changes to the previous location in the location history (if it exists).</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 4 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx 3</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Changes to location history entry 3 in the location history. Use Set-LocationEx without parameters or Get-LocationHistory to see the location history. The -Id parameter name is optional.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 5 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx "10"</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Changes to the location named "10" in the current location. Without the quotes, Set-LocationEx will interpret the parameter as a numeric location history entry. You can also prefix the location with ".\" to prevent Set-LocationEx from interpreting the parameter as a location history entry; e.g.: "Set-LocationEx .\10".</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 6 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx -Id 15 -CopyToClipboard</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Changes to location history entry 15 and copies its path to the clipboard.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 7 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx ~</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Changes to the current user's home directory (see about_Special_Characters for more information).</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------------------- EXAMPLE 8 --------------------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS &gt; Set-LocationEx -Clipboard</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Copies the current location to the clipboard. (-Clipboard is an alias for -CopyToClipboard.)</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
</helpItems>