Get-PrinterPort
Retrieves a list of printer ports installed on the specified computer.
Syntax
Get-PrinterPort
[[-Name] <String[]>]
[-ComputerName <String>]
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-AsJob]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Get-PrinterPort cmdlet retrieves a list of printer ports that are installed on the specified computer.
You can use wildcard characters with Get-PrinterPort. You can use Get-PrinterPort in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.
You do not need administrator credentials to run Get-PrinterPort.
Examples
Example 1: Get a list of printer ports
Get-PrinterPortThis command retrieves a list of all the printer ports installed on the local computer.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
| Type: | CimSession[] |
| Aliases: | Session |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the list of printer ports.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | CN |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the name of the printer port about which to retrieve information. You can use wildcard characters to specify the printer port name.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
| Type: | Int32 |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
String[]
Outputs
This cmdlet returns one or more printer port objects.