Find-Command
Finds PowerShell commands in modules.
Syntax
Find-Command
[[-Name] <String[]>]
[-ModuleName <String>]
[-MinimumVersion <String>]
[-MaximumVersion <String>]
[-RequiredVersion <String>]
[-AllVersions]
[-AllowPrerelease]
[-Tag <String[]>]
[-Filter <String>]
[-Proxy <Uri>]
[-ProxyCredential <PSCredential>]
[-Repository <String[]>]
[<CommonParameters>]Description
The Find-Command cmdlet finds PowerShell commands such as cmdlets, aliases, functions, and
workflows. Find-Command searches modules in registered repositories.
This is a proxy cmdlet for the Find-PSResource cmdlet in the
Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet. For more information, see
Find-PSResource.
Examples
Example 1: Find a command by name
Find-Command can use the name of a command to locate the module in a repository. It's possible
that a command name exists in multiple ModuleNames.
Find-Command -Repository PSGallery -Name Get-TargetResource
Name Version ModuleName Repository
---- ------- ---------- ----------
Get-TargetResource 3.1.0.0 xPowerShellExecutionPolicy PSGallery
Get-TargetResource 1.0.0 xInternetExplorerHomePage PSGallery
Get-TargetResource 1.2.0.0 SystemLocaleDsc PSGalleryFind-Command uses the Repository parameter to search the PSGallery. The Name parameter
specifies the command Get-TargetResource.
Example 2: Find commands by name and install the module
Find-Command can locate the command and module, then send the object to Install-Module. If a
command is included in multiple modules, use the Find-Command cmdlets ModuleName parameter.
Otherwise, modules might be installed that you didn't want to install.
Find-Command -Name Get-TargetResource -Repository PSGallery -ModuleName SystemLocaleDsc |
Install-Module
Get-InstalledModule
Version Name Repository Description
------- ---- ---------- -----------
1.2.0.0 SystemLocaleDsc PSGallery This DSC Resource allows configuration of the Windows...Find-Command uses the Name parameter to specify the command Get-TargetResource. The
Repository parameter searches the PSGallery. The ModuleName parameter specifies the
module you want to install, SystemLocaleDsc. The object is sent down the pipeline to
Install-Module and the module is installed. After the installation finishes, you can use
Get-InstalledModule to display the results.
Example 3: Find a command and save its module
Find-Command -Name Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -Repository PSGallery |
Save-Module -Path C:\Test\Modules -Verbose
VERBOSE: Downloading 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/package/PSScriptAnalyzer/1.18.0'.
VERBOSE: Completed downloading 'https://www.powershellgallery.com/api/v2/package/PSScriptAnalyzer/1.18.0'.
VERBOSE: Completed downloading 'PSScriptAnalyzer'.
VERBOSE: Module 'PSScriptAnalyzer' was saved successfully to path 'C:\Test\Modules\PSScriptAnalyzer\1.18.0'.Find-Command uses the Name and Repository parameters to search for the command
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer in the PSGallery repository. The object is sent down the pipeline to
Save-Module. The Path parameter determines the location to save the module. Verbose is an
optional parameter, but displays status output in the PowerShell console. The verbose output is
beneficial for troubleshooting.
Parameters
-AllowPrerelease
Includes modules marked as a prerelease in the results.
The proxy cmdlet maps this parameter to the Prerelease parameter of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-AllVersions
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Filter
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MaximumVersion
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-MinimumVersion
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ModuleName
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the command name to search for in a repository. Use commas to separate an array of command names.
The proxy cmdlet maps this parameter to the CommandName parameter of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Proxy
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | Uri |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ProxyCredential
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | PSCredential |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Repository
Specifies the repository to search for commands. Use commas to separate an array of repository names. The default is all repositories.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-RequiredVersion
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Tag
The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by the CommandNameParameterSet
of Find-PSResource.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Outputs
PSGetCommandInfo
Find-Command outputs a PSGetCommandInfo object.
Notes
The PowerShell Gallery no longer supports Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1. You must use TLS 1.2 or higher. Use the following command to ensure you are using TLS 1.2:
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
Related Links
PSResourceGet
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