Formatting Cmdlets
Several formatting cmdlets are very useful:
• Format-Table (alias ft)—Cmdlet that prints out properties in a table-based format.
• Format-List (alias fl)—Cmdlet that prints out properties in a list-style format.
Some simple examples of Format-Table can be easily demonstrated, as you can see here:
In this example, you use the Get-Process cmdlet to list the properties of the powershell.exe process. By default, the PowerShell formatting subsystem determines what properties to display. Using Format-Table, you modify the properties displayed. The –autosize parameter is used to shorten and align all the columns neatly.
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