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

    ————————– 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