New-CommandHelp
Creates CommandHelp objects for a PowerShell command that's loaded in the session.
Syntax
__AllParameterSets
New-CommandHelp
[-CommandInfo] <CommandInfo[]>
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
This cmdlet takes a list of one or more PowerShell commands and creates CommandHelp objects for each command. The CommandHelp object is a structured representation of the help content that can be used to export to different formats.
Examples
Example 1 - Creates a **CommandHelp** object for a cmdlet
The following example creates a CommandHelp object for the New-PSSession cmdlet. The
Get-Member cmdlet is used to display the properties and methods of the CommandHelp object.
New-CommandHelp New-PSSession | Get-Member
TypeName: Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Model.CommandHelp
Name MemberType Definition
---- ---------- ----------
Equals Method bool Equals(Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Model.CommandHelp other)...
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetType Method type GetType()
ToString Method string ToString()
TryGetParameter Method bool TryGetParameter(string name, [ref] Microsoft.PowerShell.Plat...
Aliases Property System.Collections.Generic.List[string] Aliases {get;}
Description Property string Description {get;set;}
Diagnostics Property Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Model.Diagnostics Diagnostics {get;s...
Examples Property System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Mode...
ExternalHelpFile Property string ExternalHelpFile {get;set;}
HasCmdletBinding Property bool HasCmdletBinding {get;set;}
HasWorkflowCommonParameters Property bool HasWorkflowCommonParameters {get;set;}
Inputs Property System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Mode...
Locale Property cultureinfo Locale {get;set;}
Metadata Property ordered Metadata {get;set;}
ModuleGuid Property System.Nullable[guid] ModuleGuid {get;set;}
ModuleName Property string ModuleName {get;set;}
Notes Property string Notes {get;set;}
OnlineVersionUrl Property string OnlineVersionUrl {get;set;}
Outputs Property System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Mode...
Parameters Property System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Mode...
RelatedLinks Property System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Mode...
SchemaVersion Property string SchemaVersion {get;set;}
Synopsis Property string Synopsis {get;set;}
Syntax Property System.Collections.Generic.List[Microsoft.PowerShell.PlatyPS.Mode...
Title Property string Title {get;set;}
Parameters
-CommandInfo
A list of one or more PowerShell commands (cmdlets, functions, scripts). The cmdlet creates a CommandHelp object for each command.
Parameter properties
| Type: | |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.