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Test-CService

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NAME Test-CService



SYNOPSIS

Tests if a service exists, without writing anything out to the error stream.





SYNTAX

Test-CService [-Name] <String> [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

`Get-Service` writes an error when a service doesn't exist. This function tests if a service exists without

writing anyting to the output stream.





PARAMETERS

-Name <String>

The name of the service to test.



Required? true

Position? 1

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

System.Boolean.





-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Test-CService -Name 'Drive'



Returns `true` if the `Drive` service exists. `False` otherwise.











RELATED LINKS

Carbon_Service

Install-CService

Uninstall-CService