Get-TraceSource - PowerShell command help and examples

Gets the Windows PowerShell components that are instrumented for tracing. (Get-TraceSource)

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 NAME
 
    Get-TraceSource 

 SYNOPSIS
 
    Gets the Windows PowerShell components that are instrumented for tracing. 

 SYNTAX
 
    Get-TraceSource [[-Name] <string[]>] [<CommonParameters>] 

 DESCRIPTION
 
    The Get-TraceSource cmdlet gets the trace sources for Windows PowerShell components that are currently in use. You can use the data to determine which Windows PowerShell components you can trace. When tracing, the component generates detailed messages about each step in its internal processing. Developers use the trace data to monitor data flow, program execution, and errors. The tracing cmdlets were designed for Windows PowerShell developers, but they are available to all users. 

 PARAMETERS
 
    -Name <string[]> 
        Gets only the specified trace sources. Wildcards are permitted. The parameter name ("Name") is optional. 

        Required?                    false 
        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 the name of a trace source to Get-TraceSource. 

 OUTPUTS
 
    System.Management.Automation.PSTraceSource 
        Get-TraceSource returns objects that represent the trace sources. 

 NOTES
 

 Examples
    
EXAMPLE 1
 

    C:\PS>get-traceSource  *provider* 

     Description
 
    ----------- 
    This command gets all of the trace sources that have names that include "provider". 

    
EXAMPLE 2
 

    C:\PS>get-tracesource 

     Description
 
    ----------- 
    This command gets all of the Windows PowerShell components that can be traced. 

RELATED LINKS 
    Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113333 
    Set-TraceSource 
    Trace-Command 

C:\Windows>powershell get-help Set-TraceSource -full 

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