Remove-SearchRule

Removes the specified search rules from a search catalog.

Syntax

Remove-SearchRule
      [-Path] <String[]>
      [[-RuleSet] <SearchRuleSet>]
      [-Catalog <String>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-SearchRule cmdlet removes the specified search rules from a search catalog.

Examples

Example 1: Remove a search rule

Remove-SearchRule -Path file:///C:\Users\Bob\Documents\FooData\Common\ -RuleSet User

This command removes the specified user rule from the working rule set of 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	string
Position	Named
Default value	SystemIndex
Accept pipeline input	False
Accept wildcard characters	False

-Path

Specifies the search rule to be removed from a catalog. The specified path must match an existing search rule exactly, including the protocol prefix.

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

-RuleSet

Specifies the rule set the rule belongs to. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

User - Removes a user rule from the working rule set. If the user rule is a duplicate of or overrides a default rule, the default rule remains in the working rule set.
Default - Removes a default rule from both the working rule set and the default rule set.

Type	SearchRuleInfo.SearchRuleSet
Accepted values	User, Default
Position	1
Default value	User
Accept pipeline input	True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters	False

Inputs

string[]

You can pipe paths to this cmdlet.

Outputs

None

This cmdlet returns no output.

Notes

To learn more about search rules, see Managing Scope Rules in Microsoft's Windows Search documentation.