# NAME
Import-Clixml

# SYNOPSIS
Imports a CLIXML file and creates corresponding objects within Windows PowerShell.

# SYNTAX
Import-Clixml [-Path] <string[]> [<CommonParameters>]

# DESCRIPTION
The Import-Clixml cmdlet imports a CLIXML file with data that represents Microsoft .NET Framework objects and creates the objects in Windows PowerShell.

# PARAMETERS
-Path <string[]>
Specifies the location of the XML files to be converted into Windows PowerShell objects.

Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false

<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, type,
"get-help about_commonparameters".

# INPUTS
System.String
You can pipe a string that contains a path to Import-Clixml.

# OUTPUTS
PSObject
Import-Clixml returns objects that have been deserialized from the stored XML files.

# NOTES

When specifying multiple values for a parameter, use commas to separate the values. For example, "<parameter-name> <value1>, <value2>".

# EXAMPLE 1

C:\PS>get-process | export-clixml pi.xml

C:\PS> $processes = import-clixml pi.xml

# Description
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This command uses the Export-Clixml cmdlet to save a serialized copy of the process information returned by Get-Process. It then uses Import-Clixml to retrieve the contents of the serialized file and re-create an object that is stored in the $processes variable.

RELATED LINKS
Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113340

C:\Windows>powershell get-help ConvertTo-XML -full

ColorConsole [Version 1.7.1000] PowerShell 2.0-Export
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2014 Microsoft Corporation.