Windows PowerShell command on Get-command Pop-Location

NAME

Pop-Location

SYNOPSIS

Changes the current location to the location most recently pushed onto the stack.

SYNTAX

Pop-Location [-PassThru] [-StackName ] [-UseTransaction] []

DESCRIPTION

The Pop-Location cmdlet changes the current location to the location most recently pushed onto the stack by using

the Push-Location cmdlet. You can pop a location from the default stack or from a stack that you create by using a

Push-Location command.

PARAMETERS

-PassThru []

Passes an object that represents the location to the pipeline. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-StackName

Specifies the location stack from which the location is popped. Enter a location stack name.

Without this parameter, Pop-Location pops a location from the current location stack. By default, the current

location stack is the unnamed default location stack that Windows PowerShell creates. To make a location stack

the current location stack, use the StackName parameter of Set-Location . Pop-Location cannot pop a location

from the unnamed default stack unless it is the current location stack. Required? false Position? named Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false

-UseTransaction []

Includes the command in the active transaction. This parameter is valid only when a transaction is in progress. For more information, see Includes the command in the active transaction. This parameter is valid only when a transaction is in progress. For more information, see Required? false Position? named Default value False 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

None, System.Management.Automation.PathInfo This cmdlet generates a System.Management.Automation.PathInfo object that represents the location, if you specify the PassThru parameter. Otherwise, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

NOTES

* A stack is a last-in, first-out list in which only the most recently added item can be accessed. You add

items to a stack in the order that you use them, and then retrieve them for use in the reverse order. Windows PowerShell lets you store provider locations in location stacks.

* Windows PowerShell lets you store provider locations in location stacks. Windows PowerShell creates an

unnamed default location stack and you can create multiple named location stacks. If you do not specify a stack name, Windows PowerShell uses the current location stack. By default, the unnamed default location is

the current location stack, but you can use the Set-Location cmdlet to change the current location stack. To

manage location stacks, use the Windows PowerShell Location * cmdlets, as follows:

- To add a location to a location stack, use the Push-Location cmdlet. - To get a location from a location

stack, use the Pop-Location cmdlet. - To display the locations in the current location stack, use the Stack

parameter of the Get-Location cmdlet. - To display the locations in a named location stack, use the StackName

parameter of the Get-Location cmdlet. - To create a new location stack, use the StackName parameter of the

Push-Location cmdlet. If you specify a stack that does not exist, Push-Location creates the stack. - To make

a location stack the current location stack, use the StackName parameter of the Set-Location cmdlet. The

unnamed default location stack is fully available only when it is the current location stack. If you make a

named location stack the current location stack, you can no longer use Push-Location or Pop-Location cmdlets

add or get items from the default stack or use a Get-Location command to display the locations in the unnamed

stack. To make the unnamed stack the current stack, use the StackName parameter of Set-Location * with a value

of $Null or an empty string (""). You can also refer to Pop-Location by its built-in alias, popd *. For more

information, see about_Aliases. Pop-Location * is designed to work with the data exposed by any provider. To

list the providers available in your session, type `Get-PSProvider`. For more information, see about_Providers.

Example 1: Change to most recent location

PS C:\>Pop-Location

This command changes your location to the location most recently added to the current stack.

Example 2: Change to most recent location in a named stack

PS C:\>Pop-Location -StackName "Stack2"

This command changes your location to the location most recently added to the Stack2 location stack. For more information about location stacks, see the Notes.

Example 3: Move between locations for different providers

PS C:\>pushd HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PowerShell

PS HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PowerShell> pushd Cert:\LocalMachine\TrustedPublisher PS cert:\LocalMachine\TrustedPublisher> popd PS HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\PowerShell> popd

PS C:\>

These commands use the Push-Location and Pop-Location cmdlets to move between locations supported by different

Windows PowerShell providers. The commands use the pushd alias for Push-Location and the popd alias for

Pop-Location .

The first command pushes the current file system location onto the stack and moves to the HKLM drive supported by the Windows PowerShell Registry provider. The second command pushes the registry location onto the stack and moves to a location supported by the Windows PowerShell certificate provider. The last two commands pop those locations off the stack. The first popd command returns to the Registry drive, and the second command returns to the file system drive.