Install a new PowerShell drive (ndr, mount).
Syntax
New-PSDrive [-name] string -pSProvider string
[-root] string [-description string] [-scope string]
[-credential PSCredential] [-whatIf] [-confirm] [CommonParameters]
Key
-name
The PowerShell drive name to be added.
-pSProvider
The name of the provider, if omitted you will be prompted.
e.g. FileSystem, Registry or Certificate.
-root string
The provider internal root or path for the drive being added.
-description string
A short description of the drive.
-scope
An index used to identify the scope where the drive will be installed.
-credential PSCredential
Use a credential to validate access to the file. Credential represents
a user-name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01", or a PSCredential
object, such as the one retrieved by using the Get-Credential cmdlet.
If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.
-whatIf
Describe what would happen if you executed the command without
actually executing the command.
-confirm
Prompt for confirmation before executing the command.
CommonParameters:
-Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutVariable.
Examples
Install a drive called 'SS64' using the file system provider. The drive will be rooted at "C:\MyDocs":
PS C:\>new-Psdrive -name SS64 -psProvider FileSystem -root C:\MyDocs
DIR SS64:
Install a drive called 'S:' using the file system provider. The drive will be rooted at "C:\MyDocs":
PS C:\>new-Psdrive -name S -PsProvider FileSystem -root C:\MyDocs
S:
PS S:\>DIR S:
The parameters are positional, so
PS C:\>New-PSDrive -name M -psprovider FileSystem -root \\Server\Share
is the same as
PS C:\>New-PSDrive M FileSystem \\Server\Share
"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside" - Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld
Related:
Get-PSDrive - Get drive information (DriveInfo)
Remove-PSDrive - Remove a provider/drive from its location
Get-Command - Retrieve basic information about a command
Get-Member - Enumerate the properties of an object
Equivalent bash command: mount - Mount a file system
