Save-HFMHostFile

NAME Save-HFMHostFile



SYNOPSIS

Backup Hosts File.





SYNTAX

Save-HFMHostFile [-Path] <HostsFile[]> [[-BackupFolder] <DirectoryInfo>] [[-MaxLogRotation] <Int32>]

[<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Backup Hosts File. By default the backup file will be stored in the system32\\drivers\\etc folder.

You can use the BackupFolder to specify override the default behavior of the cmdlet.

Hosts file backups are prefixed with a timestamp, and the name of the current computer.

20181010-185510_COMPUTER1_Hosts.Bak





PARAMETERS

-Path <HostsFile[]>



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value

Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-BackupFolder <DirectoryInfo>



Required? false

Position? 2

Default value

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-MaxLogRotation <Int32>



Required? false

Position? 3

Default value 0

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

Input must be of type [HostsFile].





OUTPUTS

File, extension .bak





NOTES





Remember to run Powershell in elevated mode, if you must backup your current hosts file by using the

following: Get-FHMHostsFile | Save-HFMHostFile

Standard credential dont allow you to write inside the system32\\drivers\\etc folder.



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



PS C:\\>$a = Get-FHMHostsFile



PS C:\\> Save-HFMHostsFile -Path $a

Creates a backup of your hosts file.









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-FHMHostsFile | Save-HFMHostFile -BackupFolder c:\\temp



Create a backup of your hosts file in the c:\\temp folder. MaxLog









-------------------------- EXAMPLE 3 --------------------------



PS C:\\>"Computer1","Computer2" | Get-FHMHostsFile | Save-HFMHostsFile -BackupFolder c:\\temp -MaxLogRotation 10



Creates a backup of the named computer hosts files, in your c:\\temp folder. Each computer can have a max of 10

.bak files.











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