NAME
    Import-Clixml

SYNOPSIS
    Imports a CLIXML file and creates corresponding objects within Windows PowerShell.

SYNTAX
    Import-Clixml [-Path] <string[]> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION
    The Import-Clixml cmdlet imports a CLIXML file with data that represents Microsoft .NET Framework objects and creates the objects in Windows PowerShell.

PARAMETERS
    -Path <string[]>
        Specifies the location of the XML files to be converted into Windows PowerShell objects.

        Required?                    true
        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 a path to Import-Clixml.

OUTPUTS
    PSObject
        Import-Clixml returns objects that have been deserialized from the stored XML files.

NOTES

        When specifying multiple values for a parameter, use commas to separate the values. For example, “<parameter-name> <value1>, <value2>”.

    ————————– EXAMPLE 1 ————————–

    C:\PS>Get-Process | Export-Clixml pi.xml

    C:\PS> $processes = Import-Clixml pi.xml

    Description
    ———–
    This command uses the Export-Clixml cmdlet to save a serialized copy of the process information returned by Get-Process. It then uses Import-Clixml to retrieve the contents of the serialized file and re-create an object that is stored in the $processes Variable.

RELATED LINKS
    Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113340