Get-EnvironmentVariableNames
Get-EnvironmentVariableNames
Get-EnvironmentVariableNames
SYNOPSIS
Gets all environment variable names.
SYNTAX
Get-EnvironmentVariableNames [[-Scope] <EnvironmentVariableTarget>] [-IgnoredArguments <Object[]>]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Provides a list of environment variable names based on the scope. This can be used to loop through the list and generate names.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
PS C:\> Get-EnvironmentVariableNames -Scope Machine
Outputs the names of all the environment variables defined in the registry for the Machine scope.
PARAMETERS
-IgnoredArguments
Allows splatting with arguments that do not apply. Do not use directly.
Type: Object[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Scope
The environment variable target scope. This is Process, User, or Machine.
Type: EnvironmentVariableTarget
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: Process, User, Machine
Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
System.String
Outputs the names of all the environment variables in the target scope as strings.
NOTES
Process dumps the current environment variable names in memory / session. The other scopes refer to the registry values.