Invoke-ShellCommand
Executes Sitecore Shell command for an item. This command used to be named Execute-ShellCommand - a matching alias added for compatibility with older scripts.
Invoke-ShellCommand [-Item] <Item> [-Name] <String> [-Language <String[]>]
Invoke-ShellCommand [-Path] <String> [-Name] <String> [-Language <String[]>]
Invoke-ShellCommand -Id <String> [-Database <String>] [-Name] <String> [-Language <String[]>]
Executes Sitecore Shell command for an item. e.g. opening dialogs or performing commands that you can find in the Content Editor ribbon or context menu.
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The following abbreviations are aliases for this cmdlet:
Execute-ShellCommand
Name of the sitecore command e.g. "item:publishingviewer"
Aliases | ​ |
Required? | true |
Position? | 1 |
Default Value | ​ |
Accept Pipeline Input? | false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |
Language that will be used as source language. If not specified the current user language will be used. Globbing/wildcard supported.
Aliases | ​ |
Required? | false |
Position? | named |
Default Value | ​ |
Accept Pipeline Input? | false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |
The item to be sent to the command.
Aliases | ​ |
Required? | true |
Position? | 1 |
Default Value | ​ |
Accept Pipeline Input? | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |
Path to the item to be sent to the command - additionally specify Language parameter to fetch different item language than the current user language.
Aliases | ​ |
Required? | true |
Position? | 1 |
Default Value | ​ |
Accept Pipeline Input? | false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |
Id of the the item to be sent to the command - additionally specify Language parameter to fetch different item language than the current user language.
Aliases | ​ |
Required? | true |
Position? | named |
Default Value | ​ |
Accept Pipeline Input? | false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |
Database containing the item to be sent to the command - can work with Language parameter to narrow the publication scope.
Aliases | ​ |
Required? | false |
Position? | named |
Default Value | ​ |
Accept Pipeline Input? | false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Sitecore.Data.Items.Item
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
Sitecore.Data.Items.Item
Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West
Launch Publishing Viewer for /sitecore/content/home item.
PS master:\> Get-Item master:\content\home\ | Invoke-ShellCommand "item:publishingviewer"
Initiate /sitecore/content/home item duplication.
PS master:\> Get-Item master:/content/home | Invoke-ShellCommand "item:duplicate"
Show properties of the /sitecore/content/home item.
PS master:\> Get-Item master:/content/home | Invoke-ShellCommand "contenteditor:properties"