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NAME
Select-Object

SYNOPSIS
Selects specified properties of an object or set of objects. It can also select unique objects from an array of obj
ects, or it can select a specified number of objects from the beginning or end of an array of objects.

SYNTAX
Select-Object [[-Property] ] [-ExcludeProperty ] [-ExpandProperty ] [-First ] [-In
putObject ] [-Last ] [-Skip ] [-Unique] []

Select-Object [-Index ] [-InputObject ] [-Unique] []


DESCRIPTION
The Select-Object cmdlet gets only the specified properties of an object or set of objects. It can also select uniq
ue objects from an array of objects, or it can select a specified number of objects from the beginning or end of an
array of objects.

If you use Select-Object to select specified properties, it copies the values of those properties from the input ob
jects and creates new objects that have the specified properties and copied values.

Use the Property parameter to specify the properties you want to select. Or, use the First, Last, Unique, Skip, and
Index parameters to select particular objects from an array of input objects. For more specific object filtering,
use the Where-Object cmdlet.


PARAMETERS
-ExcludeProperty
Removes the specifies properties from the selection. Wildcards are permitted. This parameter is effective only
when the command also includes the Property parameter.

The value of the property parameter can be a calculated property, which is a hash table that specifies a name a
nd calculates a value for the property display. Valid keys are:

-- Name or Label
-- Expression or

For more information, see the examples.

Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? true

-ExpandProperty
Specifies a property to select, and indicates that an attempt should be made to expand that property. Wildcard
s are permitted in the property name.

For example, if the specified property is an array, each value of the array is included in the output. If the p
roperty contains an object, the properties of that object are displayed in the output.

Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? true

-First
Specifies the number of objects to select from the beginning of an array of input objects.

Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false

-Index
Selects objects from an array based on their index values. Enter the indexes in a comma-separated list.

Indexes in an array begin with 0, where 0 represents the first value and (n-1) represents the last value.

Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false

-InputObject
Specifies objects to send to the cmdlet through the pipeline. This parameter enables you to pipe objects to Sel
ect-Object.

Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? false

-Last
Specifies the number of objects to select from the end of an array of input objects.

Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false

-Property
Specifies the properties to select. Wildcards are permitted.

The value of the Property parameter can be a new calculated property. To create a calculated, property, use a h
ash table. Valid keys are:
-- Name (or Label)
-- Expression or