Get-WebFileName

Get-WebFileName

Get-WebFileName

Gets the original file name from a url. Used by Get-WebFile to determine the original file name for a file.

Syntax

Get-WebFileName `
  [-Url <String>] `
  -DefaultName <String> `
  [-UserAgent <String>] `
  [-IgnoredArguments <Object[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Uses several techniques to determine the original file name of the file based on the url for the file.

Notes

Falls back to DefaultName when the name cannot be determined.

Chocolatey works best when the packages contain the software it is managing and doesn't require downloads. However most software in the Windows world requires redistribution rights and when sharing packages publicly (like on the community feed), maintainers may not have those aforementioned rights. Chocolatey understands how to work with that, hence this function. You are not subject to this limitation with internal packages.

Aliases

None

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Get-WebFileName -Url $url -DefaultName $originalFileName

Inputs

None

Outputs

None

Parameters

-Url [<String>]

This is the url to a file that will be possibly downloaded.

Property Value
Aliases
Required? false
Position? 1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input? false

-DefaultName <String>

The name of the file to use when not able to determine the file name from the url response.

Property Value
Aliases
Required? true
Position? 2
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input? false

-UserAgent [<String>]

The user agent to use as part of the request. Defaults to 'chocolatey command line'.

Property Value
Aliases
Required? false
Position? named
Default Value chocolatey command line
Accept Pipeline Input? false

-IgnoredArguments [<Object[]>]

Allows splatting with arguments that do not apply. Do not use directly.

Property Value
Aliases
Required? false
Position? named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input? false

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216 .

Function Reference

:choco-info: NOTE

This documentation has been automatically generated from Import-Module "$env:ChocolateyInstall\helpers\chocolateyInstaller.psm1" -Force; Get-Help Get-WebFileName -Full.

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