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Get-PrinterPort

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NAME Get-PrinterPort



SYNOPSIS

Retrieves a list of printer ports installed on the specified computer.





SYNTAX

Get-PrinterPort [[-Name] <String[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Get-PrinterPort cmdlet retrieves a list of printer ports that are installed on the specified computer.



You can use wildcard characters with Get-PrinterPort. You can use Get-PrinterPort in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.



You do not need administrator credentials to run Get-PrinterPort.





PARAMETERS

-CimSession [<CimSession[]>]

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or

Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ComputerName [<String>]

Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the list of printer ports.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Name [<String[]>]

Specifies the name of the printer port about which to retrieve information. You can use wildcard characters to specify the printer port name.



Required? false

Position? 1

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is

entered, then Windows PowerShell???? calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the

computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

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

None



This cmdlet accepts no input objects.





OUTPUTS

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/StandardCimv2/MSFT_PrinterPort



This cmdlet returns one or more printer port objects.





Example 1: Get a list of printer ports



PS C:\\> Get-PrinterPort



This command retrieves a list of all the printer ports installed on the local computer.







RELATED LINKS

Add-PrinterPort

Remove-PrinterPort