tldr/pages/windows/get-content.md

Get-Content

Get the content of the item at the specified location. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-content.

• Display the content of a file:

Get-Content -Path {{path/to/file}}

• Display the first few lines of a file:

Get-Content -Path {{path/to/file}} -TotalCount {{count}}

• Display the content of the file and keep reading from it until Ctrl + C is pressed:

Get-Content -Path {{path/to/file}} -Wait