System.IO.FileInfo (class)

System.IO.FileInfo represents a specific file (which does not necessarily have to exist, see property Exists). The class derives from System.IO.FileSystemInfo.

Compare with System.IO.File which consists of static methods only that are releated to generic file operations in a file system.

Properties and methods

`AppendText()`	Creates a `System.IO.StreamWriter` with which text can be appended to a file.
`CopyTo()`	Copies a file.
`Create()`	Creates a file and returns a `System.IO.FileStream` object.
`CreateText()`	Creates a `System.IO.StreamWriter` with which a new text file can be written to.
`Encrypt()`, `Decrypt()`	Encrypts/decrypts files for the current account using the cryptographic service provider (CSP) installed on a computer and the encryption keys of the calling process. Only works on NTFS and Windows NT or later.
`Delete()`
`Directory`	Returns a `System.IO.DirectoryInfo` object
`DirectoryName`	The string that corresponds to the directory path in which the file is located.
`Exists`
`IsReadOnly`
`Length`	The size of the file in bytes. Compare with the `Length` property of `System.IO.FileStream`.
`MoveTo()`
`Name`
`Open()`	Opens a file and returns a `System.IO.FileStream` object.
`OpenRead()`
`OpenText()`
`OpenWrite()`
`Replace()`
`ToString()`	Returns the file's path as a string.

PowerShell extension Basename

PowerShell comes with a handy extension: BaseName:

PS> ([IO.FileInfo] 'p:/ath/to/a/file.txt').Basename
file

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Objects whose type is System.IO.FileInfo might be returned by the PowerShell cmdLets get-childItem and get-item if used in a file sytem provider.

System.IO.FileInfo (class)

Properties and methods

PowerShell extension Basename

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See also