Format objects as a wide table that displays only one property of each object.
Syntax
Format-Wide [[-property] Object] [-autosize] [-column int]
[-groupBy Object] [-view string] [-force]
[-inputObject psobject] [-expand string]
[-displayError] [-showError] [CommonParameters]
Key:
-property Object[]
The object properties to display (in order)
Wildcards are permitted.
You cannot use -Property and -View in the same command.
-autosize
Adjust the column sizes based on the width of the data.
By default, the column size and number are determined by the view.
You cannot use the AutoSize and Column parameters in the same command.
-column int
The number of columns in the display.
Cannot be combined with the -Autosize parameter
-hideTableHeaders
Omit column headings from the table.
-view string
The name of an alternate format or "view."
-groupBy Object
Format the output in groups based on a shared property or value.
-force
Override restrictions that prevent the command from succeeding,
without compromising security. Force will override read-only
attributes but will not change file permissions.
-inputObject psobject
The objects to format. (a variable, command or expression that gets the objects)
-expand string
Where string is either "EnumOnly" (the default), "CoreOnly" or "Both"
"CoreOnly" will format and display properties of the collection object itself,
while 'emumOnly' will enumerate and display the object properties.
(designed around the ICollection (System.Collections) interface.)
-displayError
Display errors at the command line.
-showError
Send errors through the pipeline.
CommonParameters:
-Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable,
-OutBuffer -OutVariable.
Standard Aliases for Format-Wide: fw
The value of -GroupBy or -Property can be a new calculated property. To create a calculated property, use a hash table. Valid keys are:
Name (or Label) string (-GroupBy only)
Expression string or script block
FormatString string
Examples
Display filenames in the current directory in 3 columns:
PS C:\> get-childitem | format-wide -column 3
Display registry key names, the default property "Name" is the full registry pathname:
PS C:\> get-childitem HKCU:\software\microsoft | format-wide -autosize
Display registry key names:
PS C:\> get-childitem HKCU:\software\microsoft | format-wide -property pschildname -autosize
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done" ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Related PowerShell Cmdlets:
format-custom - Format output using a customized view.
format-list - Format output as a list of properties, each on a new line.
format-table - Format output as a table.
out-file - Send command output to a file.
out-host - Send the pipelined output to the host.