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30 changes: 16 additions & 14 deletions reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Get-Content.md
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 01/18/2026
ms.date: 03/11/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-content?view=powershell-5.1&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
...
This is line 99.
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In Example 1, the prose says the file lines are in the format "This is Line X", but the example command and the updated output are "This is line X." (lowercase + trailing period). Please update the description sentence to match the actual content/output format.

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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is Line 3
This is Line 4
This is Line 5
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
This is line 3.
This is line 4.
This is line 5.
```

### Example 3: Get a specific line of content from a text file
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```

```Output
This is Line 25
This is line 25.
```

The `Get-Content` command is wrapped in parentheses so that the command completes before going to
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```

```Output
This is Line 100
This is line 100.
```

This example uses the `Get-Item` cmdlet to demonstrate that you can pipe files to `Get-Content`. The
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```powershell
Set-Content -Path .\Stream.txt -Value 'This is the content of the Stream.txt file'
# Specify a wildcard to the Stream parameter to display all streams of the recently created file.
# Specify a wildcard to the Stream parameter to display all streams of the recently
# created file.
Get-Item -Path .\Stream.txt -Stream *
```

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```

```powershell
# Use the Stream parameter of Add-Content to create a new Stream containing sample content.
# Use the Stream parameter of Add-Content to create a new Stream containing sample
# content.
$addContentSplat = @{
Path = '.\Stream.txt'
Stream = 'NewStream'
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```

The **Stream** parameter is a dynamic parameter of the
[FileSystem provider](../microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_filesystem_provider.md#stream-string).
[FileSystem provider](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_FileSystem_Provider.md#stream-string).
By default `Get-Content` only retrieves data from the default, or `:$DATA` stream. **Streams** can
be used to store hidden data such as attributes, security settings, or other data. They can also be
stored on directories without being child items.
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as escape sequences.

For more information, see
[about_Quoting_Rules](../Microsoft.Powershell.Core/About/about_Quoting_Rules.md).
[about_Quoting_Rules](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Quoting_Rules.md).

```yaml
Type: System.String[]
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 01/18/2026
ms.date: 03/11/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-content?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
...
This is line 99.
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In Example 1, the narrative says the file is formatted as "This is Line X", but the example code and updated output use "This is line X." (lowercase + period). Update the description text to align with the actual generated content/output.

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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is Line 3
This is Line 4
This is Line 5
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
This is line 3.
This is line 4.
This is line 5.
```

### Example 3: Get a specific line of content from a text file
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```

```Output
This is Line 25
This is line 25.
```

The `Get-Content` command is wrapped in parentheses so that the command completes before going to
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```

```Output
This is Line 100
This is line 100.
```

This example uses the `Get-Item` cmdlet to demonstrate that you can pipe files to `Get-Content`. The
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 01/18/2026
ms.date: 03/11/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-content?view=powershell-7.5&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
...
This is line 99.
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In Example 1, the description states the file format is "This is Line X", but the example code and updated output show "This is line X." (lowercase + trailing period). Please update the description to match the actual content/output so the example remains accurate.

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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is Line 3
This is Line 4
This is Line 5
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
This is line 3.
This is line 4.
This is line 5.
```

### Example 3: Get a specific line of content from a text file
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```

```Output
This is Line 25
This is line 25.
```

The `Get-Content` command is wrapped in parentheses so that the command completes before going to
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```

```Output
This is Line 100
This is line 100.
```

This example uses the `Get-Item` cmdlet to demonstrate that you can pipe files to `Get-Content`. The
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 01/18/2026
ms.date: 03/11/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-content?view=powershell-7.6&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
...
This is line 99.
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In Example 1, the prose says the file uses the format "This is Line X", but the example code and the updated output show "This is line X." (lowercase "line" + trailing period). To keep the example accurate, update the description sentence to match the actual generated content/output format.

Copilot uses AI. Check for mistakes.
This is line 100.
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```

```Output
This is Line 1
This is Line 2
This is Line 3
This is Line 4
This is Line 5
This is line 1.
This is line 2.
This is line 3.
This is line 4.
This is line 5.
```

### Example 3: Get a specific line of content from a text file
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```

```Output
This is Line 25
This is line 25.
```

The `Get-Content` command is wrapped in parentheses so that the command completes before going to
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```

```Output
This is Line 100
This is line 100.
```

This example uses the `Get-Item` cmdlet to demonstrate that you can pipe files to `Get-Content`. The
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