What is the Test-Path cmdlet in PowerShell?
Overview
The Test-Path cmdlet is used to check if all the elements provided in the path exist.
Syntax
Test-Path -Path "provide path here"
Parameters
Path: This is a mandatory parameter, which accepts the path.NewerThan: This parameter checks whether the file is newer than the given date.
Return value
This cmdlet returns a boolean value.
Example
#!/usr/bin/pwsh -Command#test if all elements exist in path are validWrite-Output "Test if path '/usr/bin/' exists "Test-Path /usr/bin/#test if all elements exist in path are validWrite-Output "Test with wrong path '/usr/bin/sdflkdsj'"Test-Path /usr/bin/sdflkdsj#test if the file newer than given dateWrite-Output "Test if the pwsh file is newer than April 13, 2021"Test-Path /usr/bin/pwsh -NewerThan "April 13, 2021"
Explanation
- Line 5: We test if the given path is valid or not using the cmdlet
Test-Path. This returnsTrue, as the path is valid. - Line 9: We test giving the wrong path at the end. It returns
Falsebecause the path is invalid. - Line 13: We check if the
pwshfile is newer than the given date "April 13, 2021" by passing it to theNewerThanparameter.
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