Import-Clixml - PowerShell command help and examples

Imports a CLIXML file and creates corresponding objects within Windows PowerShell. (Import-Clixml)

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 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>". 

 Examples
    
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. 

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