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Fixed "Hello world!" example and changed test.ps1 to test.txt.
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@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ PS /home/jen> dir –Path *.txt -Recurse
```PowerShell
An empty file is created if you type the following:
PS /home/jen> New-Item -Path ./test.ps1
PS /home/jen> New-Item -Path ./test.txt
Directory: /home/jen
@ -128,36 +128,36 @@ PS /home/jen> New-Item -Path ./test.ps1
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 7/7/2016 7:17 PM 0 test.ps1
-a---- 7/7/2016 7:17 PM 0 test.txt
```
You can use the **-Value** parameter to add some data to your file.
For example, the following command adds the phrase "Write-Host 'Hello there!'" as a file content to the test.ps1.
Because the test.ps1 file exists already, we use **-Force** parameter to replace the existing content.
For example, the following command adds the phrase "Hello world!" as a file content to the test.txt.
Because the test.txt file exists already, we use **-Force** parameter to replace the existing content.
```PowerShell
PS /home/jen> New-Item -Path ./test.ps1 -Value "Write-Host 'Hello there!'" -Force
PS /home/jen> New-Item -Path ./test.txt -Value "Hello world!" -Force
Directory: /home/jen
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 7/7/2016 7:19 PM 24 test.ps1
-a---- 7/7/2016 7:19 PM 24 test.txt
```
There are other ways to add some data to a file.
For example, you can use Set-Content to set the file contents:
```PowerShell
PS /home/jen>Set-Content -Path ./test.ps1 -Value "Write-Host 'Hello there again!'"
PS /home/jen>Set-Content -Path ./test.txt -Value "Hello world again!"
```
Or simply use ">" as below:
```
# create an empty file
"" > empty.txt
"" > test.txt
# set "hello world!!!" as content of empty.txt file
"hello world!!!" > empty.txt
# set "Hello world!" as content of test.txt file
"Hello world!!!" > test.txt
```
The pound sign (#) above is used for comments in PowerShell.
@ -165,16 +165,16 @@ The pound sign (#) above is used for comments in PowerShell.
**7. type - Get-Content**: Get the content of an item.
```PowerShell
PS /home/jen> Get-Content -Path ./test.ps1
PS /home/jen> type -Path ./test.ps1
PS /home/jen> Get-Content -Path ./test.txt
PS /home/jen> type -Path ./test.txt
Write-Host 'Hello there again!'
Hello world again!
```
**8. del - Remove-Item**: Delete a file or folder.
This cmdlet will delete the file /home/jen/test.ps1:
This cmdlet will delete the file /home/jen/test.txt:
```PowerShell
PS /home/jen> Remove-Item ./test.ps1
PS /home/jen> Remove-Item ./test.txt
```
**9. $PSVersionTable**: Displays the version of PowerShell you are currently using.