The Format-List cmdlet formats the output of a command as a list of properties in which each property is displayed
on a separate line. You can use Format-List to format and display all or selected properties of an object as a
list (format-list *).
Because more space is available for each item in a list than in a table, Windows PowerShell displays more
properties of the object in the list, and the property values are less likely to be truncated.
PARAMETERS
-DisplayError []
Indicates that this cmdlet displays errors at the command line. This parameter is rarely used, but can be used
as a debugging aid when you are formatting expressions in a Format-List command, and the expressions do not
appear to be working. The following shows an example of the results of adding the DisplayError parameter with
an expression.
Wednesday #ERR
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Expand
Specifies the formatted collection object, as well as the objects in the collection. This parameter is
designed to format objects that support the ICollection (System.Collections) interface. The default value is
EnumOnly. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- EnumOnly. Displays the properties of the objects in the collection. - CoreOnly. Displays the properties of
the collection object. - Both. Displays the properties of the collection object and the properties of objects
in the collection.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Force []
Indicates that this cmdlet displays all of the error information. Use with the DisplayError or ShowError
parameter. By default, when an error object is written to the error or display streams, only some of the error
information is displayed.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-GroupBy
Specifies the output in groups based on a shared property or value. Enter an expression or a property of the
output.
The value of the GroupBy parameter can be a new calculated property. To create a calculated, property, use a
hash table. Valid keys are: