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9.5. Using the get-location Cmdlet

The get-location cmdlet returns the current location for a specified provider or, if no provider is specified, for the current provider. If you use the current location as part of the Windows PowerShell prompt when using a FileSystem provider drive, then the get-location cmdlet doesn't tell you much that you don't already know. However, if you use an alternate prompt, such as the current date and time, the get-location cmdlet lets you know which directory you are currently working in.

The following parameters are available for use with the get-location cmdlet, in addition to the common parameters. All parameters of the get-location cmdlet are named parameters.

• psprovider — Specifies a provider (or providers)

• psdrive — Specifies a drive (or drives)

• stack — If present, specifies that the item is to be taken from the current stack

• stackname — Specifies a stack from which items are to be retrieved

The -psprovider and -psdrive parameters can be used together. Similarly, the -stack and -stackname parameters can be used together.

The straightforward command

get-location

retrieves the current location for the current provider and displays the result as a full path, as shown in Figure 9-12.

Figure 9.12. Figure 9-12

If you want to find the current working location in any provider, you can explicitly specify the name of the provider of interest using the ...