PowerShell Archive Module
Introduction
The Archive module Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive provides functions for storing files in ZIP archives (Compress-Archive) and extracting them (Expand-Archive). This module is available in PowerShell 5.0 and above.
In earlier versions of PowerShell the Community Extensions or .NET System.IO.Compression.FileSystem could be used.
Syntax
- Expand-Archive / Compress-Archive
- -Path
- the path of the file(s) to compress (Compress-Archive) or the path of the archive to extract the file(s) form (Expand-Archive)
- there are several other Path related options, please see below.
- -DestinationPath (optional)
- if you do not supply this path, the archive will be created in the current working directory (Compress-Archive) or the contents of the archive will be extracted into the current working directory (Expand-Archive)
Parameters
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| CompressionLevel | (Compress-Archive only) Set compression level to either Fastest, Optimal or NoCompression |
| Confirm | Prompts for confirmation before running |
| Force | Forces the command to run without confirmation |
| LiteralPath | Path that is used literaly, no wildcards supported, use , to specify multiple paths |
| Path | Path that can contain wildcards, use , to specify multiple paths |
| Update | (Compress-Archive only) Update existing archive |
| WhatIf | Simulate the command |
Remarks
See MSDN Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive (5.1) for further reference
