Variable Name | Description |
$_ | The current pipeline object; used in script blocks, filters, the process clause of functions, where-object, foreach-object and switch |
$^ | contains the first token of the last line input into the shell |
$$ | contains the last token of last line input into the shell |
$? | Contains the success/fail status of the last statement |
$Args | Used in creating functions that require parameters |
$Env:Path | Environmental Path to files. |
$Error | If an error occurred, the object is saved in the $error PowerShell variable |
$foreach | Refers to the enumerator in a foreach loop. |
$HOME | The user’s home directory; set to %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% |
$Input | Input piped to a function or code block |
$Match | A hash table consisting of items found by the -match operator. |
$MyInvocation | Information about the currently script or command-line |
$Host | Information about the currently executing host |
$LastExitCode | The exit code of the last native application to run |
$true | Boolean TRUE |
$false | Boolean FALSE |
$null | A null object |
$OFS | Output Field Separator, used when converting an array to a string. By default, this is set to the space character. |
$ShellID | The identifier for the shell. This value is used by the shell to determine the ExecutionPolicy and what profiles are run at startup. |
$StackTrace | contains detailed stack trace information about the last error |