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Get-Content — Basic Usage

Use Get-Content for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandGet-Content — Basic Usage
Get-Content C:\Logs\app.log -Tail 100

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use Get-Content for a standard administrative task.

Get-Content C:\Logs\app.log -Tail 100

Original command

Read the last 100 lines of a file.

Get-Content C:\Logs\app.log -Tail 100

Common errors

Command not found

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