System.IO.FileInfo represents a specific file (which does not necessarily have to exist, see property Exists). The class derives from System.IO.FileSystemInfo. System.IO.File which consists of static methods only that are releated to generic file operations in a file system. 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 | |
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. |
BaseName: PS> ([IO.FileInfo] 'p:/ath/to/a/file.txt').Basename file
System.IO.FileInfo might be returned by the PowerShell cmdLets get-childItem and get-item if used in a file sytem provider.