Get-TraceSource

NAME Get-TraceSource



SYNOPSIS

Gets Windows PowerShell components that are instrumented for tracing.





SYNTAX

Get-TraceSource [[-Name] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Get-TraceSource cmdlet gets the trace sources for Windows PowerShell components that are currently in use. You can use the data to determine

which Windows PowerShell components you can trace. When tracing, the component generates detailed messages about each step in its internal

processing. Developers use the trace data to monitor data flow, program execution, and errors.



The tracing cmdlets were designed for Windows PowerShell developers, but they are available to all users.





PARAMETERS

-Name <String[]>

Specifies the trace sources to get. Wildcards are permitted. The parameter name Name is optional.



Required? false

Position? 0

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

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 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

System.String

You can pipe a string that contains the name of a trace source to Get-TraceSource .





OUTPUTS

System.Management.Automation.PSTraceSource

Get-TraceSource returns objects that represent the trace sources.





NOTES









Example 1: Get trace sources by name



PS C:\\>Get-TraceSource -Name "*provider*"



This command gets all of the trace sources that have names that include provider.

Example 2: Get all trace sources



PS C:\\>Get-TraceSource



This command gets all of the Windows PowerShell components that can be traced.



RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821804

Set-TraceSource

Trace-Command