Add-SearchRoot

Adds search roots to a search catalog.

Syntax

Add-SearchRoot
   [-Path] <String[]>
   [-Catalog <String>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Add-SearchRoot
   -InputObject <SearchRootInfo[]>
   [-Catalog <String>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Add-SearchRoot cmdlet adds search roots to a search catalog.

Examples

Example 1: Add a search root

Add-SearchRoot -Path file:///D:\

This command adds the drive D: as a search root to the default Windows Search catalog.

For file system search roots, you can omit the file:/// protocol prefix.

Parameters

-Catalog

Specifies the name of the catalog this cmdlet operates on. If omitted, this is the default Windows Search catalog, named SystemIndex.

Type	string
Position	Named
Default value	SystemIndex
Accept pipeline input	False
Accept wildcard characters	False

-InputObject

Specifies SearchRootInfo objects containing search roots with advanced properties to be added to a search catalog.

Type	SearchRootInfo[]
Position	Named
Default value	None
Accept pipeline input	True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters	False

-Path

Specifies a search root to be added to a search catalog.

Type	string[]
Position	0
Default value	None
Accept pipeline input	True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters	False

Inputs

string[]

You can pipe paths to this cmdlet.

SearchRootInfo[]

You can pipe SearchRootInfo objects to this cmdlet.

Outputs

None

This cmdlet returns no output.

Notes

To learn more about search roots, see Managing Search Roots in Microsoft's Windows Search documentation.

Related Links

• Get-SearchRoot

• Remove-SearchRoot