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NAME Get-CRegistryKeyValue
SYNOPSIS
Gets the value from a registry key.
SYNTAX
Get-CRegistryKeyValue [-Path] <String> [-Name] <String> [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
PowerShell's `Get-ItemProperty` cmdlet is a pain to use. It doesn't actually return an object representing a
registry key's value, but some other weird object that requires painful gyrations to get values from. This
function returns just the value of a key.
PARAMETERS
-Path <String>
The path to the registry key where the value should be set. Will be created if it doesn't exist.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Name <String>
The name of the value being set.
Required? true
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-CRegistryKeyValue -Path 'hklm:\\Software\\Carbon\\Test' -Name 'Title'
Returns the value of the 'hklm:\\Software\\Carbon\\Test' key's `Title` value.
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SYNOPSIS
Gets the value from a registry key.
SYNTAX
Get-CRegistryKeyValue [-Path] <String> [-Name] <String> [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
PowerShell's `Get-ItemProperty` cmdlet is a pain to use. It doesn't actually return an object representing a
registry key's value, but some other weird object that requires painful gyrations to get values from. This
function returns just the value of a key.
PARAMETERS
-Path <String>
The path to the registry key where the value should be set. Will be created if it doesn't exist.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Name <String>
The name of the value being set.
Required? true
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------
PS C:\\>Get-CRegistryKeyValue -Path 'hklm:\\Software\\Carbon\\Test' -Name 'Title'
Returns the value of the 'hklm:\\Software\\Carbon\\Test' key's `Title` value.
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