Get-SearchRoot
Gets all search roots defined for a search catalog.
Syntax
Get-SearchRoot
[[-Catalog] <String>]
[-PathOnly]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Get-SearchRoot cmdlet gets all search roots defined for a search catalog.
Examples
Example 1: Get all search roots paths
Get-SearchRoot -PathOnly
csc://{S-1-5-21-3419697060-3810377854-678604692-1001}/
defaultroot://{S-1-5-21-3419697060-3810377854-678604692-1001}/
file:///C:\
iehistory://{S-1-5-21-3419697060-3810377854-678604692-1001}/
winrt://{S-1-5-21-3419697060-3810377854-678604692-1001}/
This command gets the search root paths for the default Windows Search catalog.
Example 2: Get detailed infos for all search roots paths
Get-SearchRoot
Path : csc://{S-1-5-21-3419697060-3810377854-678604692-1001}/
IsHierarchical : True
ProvidesNotifications : True
UseNotificationsOnly : False
EnumerationDepth : 4294967295
HostDepth : 0
FollowDirectories : True
AuthenticationType : eAUTH_TYPE_ANONYMOUS
Path : defaultroot://{S-1-5-21-3419697060-3810377854-678604692-1001}/
IsHierarchical : True
... output truncated ...
This command gets the search root details for the default Windows Search catalog.
Parameters
-Catalog
Specifies the name of the catalog this cmdlet operates on. If omitted, this is the default Windows Search catalog, named SystemIndex.
|
Type | |
|
Position |
0 |
|
Default value |
SystemIndex |
|
Accept pipeline input |
False |
|
Accept wildcard characters |
False |
-PathOnly
Use this parameter to return only the paths of the search roots, not the details.
|
Type | |
|
Position |
Named |
|
Default value |
None |
|
Accept pipeline input |
False |
|
Accept wildcard characters |
False |
Inputs
None
You can't pipe objects to this cmdlet.
Outputs
By default, this cmdlet returns SearchRootInfo objects.
When you use the PathOnly parameter, the cmdlet returns the root paths.
Notes
To learn more about search roots, see Managing Search Roots in Microsoft's Windows Search documentation.