# Get-BluGenieHashInfo



### Get-BluGenieHashInfo <a href="#get-blugeniehashinfo" id="get-blugeniehashinfo"></a>

### SYNOPSIS <a href="#synopsis" id="synopsis"></a>

Get-BluGenieHashInfo is a PowerShell Version 2 port of Get-FileHash

### SYNTAX <a href="#syntax" id="syntax"></a>

```
Get-BluGenieHashInfo [[-Path] <String[]>] [[-Algorithm] <String>] [[-Walkthrough]] [[-ReturnObject]] [[-OutUnEscapedJSON]] [-FormatView <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

### DESCRIPTION <a href="#description" id="description"></a>

Specifies the path to a file to hash. Wildcard characters are permitted.

Note: If more than 1 path is specified the return will output a list of items including the Paths and Hash information of each file.

### EXAMPLES <a href="#examples" id="examples"></a>

#### EXAMPLE 1 <a href="#example-1" id="example-1"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Path C:\Windows\Notepad.exe
```

```
Description: This will return the (MD5) hash value for C:\Windows\Notepad.exe
Notes:
```

#### EXAMPLE 2 <a href="#example-2" id="example-2"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Path C:\Windows\Note* -Algorithm SHA256
```

```
Description: This will return the (SHA256) hash value for C:\Windows\Notepad.exe
Notes:
```

#### EXAMPLE 3 <a href="#example-3" id="example-3"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Path '%Windir%\notepad.exe'
```

```
Description:  This will convert the path to the literal path and return the (MD5) hash value for C:\Windows\Notepad.exe
Notes:
```

#### EXAMPLE 4 <a href="#example-4" id="example-4"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Help
```

```
Description: Call Help Information
Notes: If Help / WalkThrough is setup as a parameter, this script will be called to setup the Dynamic Help Menu if not the normal
Get-Help will be called with the -Full parameter
```

#### EXAMPLE 5 <a href="#example-5" id="example-5"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -WalkThrough
```

```
Description: Call Help Information [2]
Notes: If Help / WalkThrough is setup as a parameter, this script will be called to setup the Dynamic Help Menu if not the normal
Get-Help will be called with the -Full parameter
```

#### EXAMPLE 6 <a href="#example-6" id="example-6"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -OutUnEscapedJSON
```

```
Description: Get-BluGenieHashInfo and Return Output as UnEscaped JSON format
Notes:  The OutUnEscapedJSON is used to beatify the JSON return and not Escape any Characters.  Normal return data is a Hash Table.
```

#### EXAMPLE 7 <a href="#example-7" id="example-7"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -ReturnObject
```

```
Description: Get-BluGenieHashInfo and Return Output an Object
Notes:  The ReturnObject is used to return a PowerShell Object.  Normal return data is a Hash Table.
```

#### EXAMPLE 8 <a href="#example-8" id="example-8"></a>

```
Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -ReturnObject -FormatView Custom
```

```
Description: Get-BluGenieHashInfo and Return Object formatted in a PSCustom view
Notes:  Format-Custom is designed to display views that are not just tables or just lists. You can use the views defined in the
       *format.PS1XML files in the PowerShell directory, or you can create your own views in new PS1XML files and use the
       Update-FormatData cmdlet to add them to PowerShell.
```

### PARAMETERS <a href="#parameters" id="parameters"></a>

#### Path <a href="#path" id="path"></a>

```
-Path <String[]>
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    1
   Default value                
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### Algorithm <a href="#algorithm" id="algorithm"></a>

```
-Algorithm <String>
   Description:  Specifies the cryptographic hash to use for computing the hash value of the contents of the specified file.
   Notes:  The acceptable values for this parameter are:
   
               - SHA1
               - SHA256
               - SHA384
               - SHA512
               - MACTripleDES
               - MD5 = (Default)
               - RIPEMD160
   
           If no value is specified, or if the parameter is omitted, the default value is (MD5)
   Alias:
   ValidateSet: 'MACTripleDES','MD5','RIPEMD160','SHA1','SHA256','SHA384','SHA512'
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    2
   Default value                MD5
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### Walkthrough <a href="#walkthrough" id="walkthrough"></a>

```
-Walkthrough [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description:  Start the dynamic help menu system to help walk through the current command and all of the parameters
   Notes:
   Alias: Help
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    3
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### ReturnObject <a href="#returnobject" id="returnobject"></a>

```
-ReturnObject [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Return information as an Object
   Notes: By default the data is returned as a Hash Table
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    4
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### OutUnEscapedJSON <a href="#outunescapedjson" id="outunescapedjson"></a>

```
-OutUnEscapedJSON [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Remove UnEsacped Char from the JSON information.
   Notes: This will beautify json and clean up the formatting.
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    5
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### FormatView <a href="#formatview" id="formatview"></a>

```
-FormatView <String>
   Description: Select which format to return the object data in.
   Notes: Default value is set to (None).  This value is only valid when using the -ReturnObject parameter
   Alias:
   ValidateSet: 'Table','Custom','CustomModified','None','JSON','OutUnEscapedJSON','CSV'
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                Table
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false
```

#### CommonParameters <a href="#commonparameters" id="commonparameters"></a>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about\_CommonParameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).


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