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Get-Runspace

SYNOPSIS

Gets active runspaces within a PowerShell host process.

SYNTAX

NameParameterSet (Default)

Get-Runspace [[-Name] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

IdParameterSet

Get-Runspace [-Id] <Int32[]> [<CommonParameters>]

InstanceIdParameterSet

Get-Runspace [-InstanceId] <Guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The `Get-Runspace` cmdlet gets active runspaces in a PowerShell host process.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Get runspaces

Get-Runspace

Id Name            ComputerName    Type          State         Availability
 -- ----            ------------    ----          -----         ------------
  1 Runspace1       localhost       Local         Opened        Busy
  2 Runspace2       localhost       Local         Opened        Available
  3 Runspace3       localhost       Local         Opened        Available

Example 2: Get runspace by Id

Get-Runspace -Id 2

Id Name            ComputerName    Type          State         Availability
 -- ----            ------------    ----          -----         ------------
  2 Runspace2       localhost       Local         Opened        Available

Example 3: Get runspace by Name

Get-Runspace -Name Runspace1

Id Name            ComputerName    Type          State         Availability
 -- ----            ------------    ----          -----         ------------
  1 Runspace1       localhost       Local         Opened        Busy

Example 4: Get runspace by InstanceId

$activeRunspace = Get-Runspace -Name Runspace1
Get-Runspace -InstanceId $activeRunspace.InstanceId

Id Name            ComputerName    Type          State         Availability
 -- ----            ------------    ----          -----         ------------
  1 Runspace1       localhost       Local         Opened        Busy

PARAMETERS

-Id

Specifies the Id of a runspace

Type: System.Int32[]
Parameter Sets: IdParameterSet
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InstanceId

Specifies the instance ID GUID of a running job.

Type: System.Guid[]
Parameter Sets: InstanceIdParameterSet
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

Specifies the Name of a runspace

Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: NameParameterSet
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.Runspace

You can pipe the results of a `Get-Runspace` command to `Debug-Runspace`.

NOTES

Debug-Runspace

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