Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Get-FormatData

NAME
    Get-FormatData
    
SYNOPSIS
    Gets the formatting data in the current session.
    
    
SYNTAX
    Get-FormatData [[-TypeName] ] [-PowerShellVersion ] []
    
    
DESCRIPTION
    The Get-FormatData cmdlet gets the formatting data in the current session.
    
    The formatting data in the session includes formatting data from Format.ps1xml formatting files, such as those in 
    the $pshome directory, formatting data for modules that you import into the session, and formatting data for 
    commands that you import into your session by using the Import-PSSession cmdlet.
    
    You can use this cmdlet to examine the formatting data. Then, you can use the Export-FormatData cmdlet to 
    serialize the objects, convert them to XML, and save them in Format.ps1xml files.
    
    For more information about formatting files in Windows PowerShell, see about_Format.ps1xml.
    

PARAMETERS
    -PowerShellVersion 
        @{Text=}
        
        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value                None
        Accept pipeline input?       False
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    -TypeName 
        Specifies the type names that this cmdlet gets for the formatting data. Enter the type names. Wildcards are 
        permitted.
        
        Required?                    false
        Position?                    0
        Default value                None
        Accept pipeline input?       False
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    
        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
        You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.
    
    
OUTPUTS
    System.Management.Automation.ExtendedTypeDefinition
        
    
    
NOTES
    
    
        
    
    Example 1: Get all formatting data
    
    PS C:\>Get-FormatData
    
    This command gets all the formatting data in the session.
    Example 2: Get formatting data by type name
    
    PS C:\>Get-FormatData -TypeName "Microsoft.Wsman*"
    
    This command gets the formatting data items whose names begin with Microsoft.Wsman.
    Example 3: Examine a formatting data object
    
    PS C:\>$F = Get-FormatData -TypeName helpinfoshort
    PS C:\>$F
    TypeName        FormatViewDefinition
    --------        --------------------
    HelpInfoShort   {help , TableControl} PS C:\>$F.FormatViewDefinition[0].control
    Headers                                                                    Rows
    -------                                                                    ----
    {System.Management.Automation.TableControlColumnHeader, System.Manageme... 
    {System.Management.Automation.TableControlRow} PS C:\>$F.FormatViewDefinition[0].control.headers
    Label         Alignment      Width
    -----         ---------      -----
    Name          Left           33
    Category      Left           9
    Undefined      0
    
    This example shows how to get a formatting data object and examine its properties.
    Example 4: Get formatting data and export it
    
    PS C:\>$A = Get-FormatData
    PS C:\>Import-Module bitstransfer
    PS C:\>$B = Get-FormatData
    PS C:\>Compare-Object $A $B
    InputObject                                                SideIndicator
    -----------                                                -------------
    Microsoft.BackgroundIntelligentTransfer.Management.BitsJob => PS C:\>Get-FormatData *bits* | Export-FormatData 
    -FilePath c:\test\bits.format.ps1xml
    PS C:\>Get-Content c:\test\bits.format.ps1xml
    
    Microsoft.BackgroundIntelligentTransfer.Management.BitsJob
    ...
    
    This example shows how to use Get-FormatData and Export-FormatData to export the formatting data that is added by 
    a module.
    
    The first four commands use the Get-FormatData , Import-Module, and Compare-Object cmdlets to identify the format 
    type that the BitsTransfer module adds to the session.
    
    The fifth command uses the Get-FormatData cmdlet to get the format type that the BitsTransfer module adds. It uses 
    a pipeline operator (|) to send the format type object to the Export-FormatData cmdlet, which converts it back to 
    XML and saves it in the specified format.ps1xml file.
    
    The final command shows an excerpt of the format.ps1xml file content.
    
RELATED LINKS
    Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=821790
    Export-FormatData 
    Update-FormatData