Providers

You can interact with the providers typically available in the standard Windows PowerShell Console. Below are some of the important providers. Run the command Get-PSProvider to see the complete list.

• FileSystem - Supports interacting with files and folders.

• CmsItemProvider - Supports interacting with the Sitecore content items.

The console prompt typically begins with PS master:\>. The present working directory is using the CmsItemProvider and set to the master database.

Example: Change directories between providers.

 PS master:\> cd core:
 PS core:\> cd C:
 PS C:\windows\system32\inetsrv> Set-Location -Path master:
 PS master:\>

Note: Include the backslash in the path (i.e. **C:**) to get the root of the drive when interacting with the FileSystem provider; the behavior seen is different than you might expeect because of w3wp.exe. See issue #314.