New-ModuleManifest

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SYNOPSIS

Creates a new module manifest.

SYNTAX

New-ModuleManifest [-Path] <string> -Author <string> -CompanyName <string> -Copyright <string> -Description <string> -FileList <string[]> -Format
sToProcess <string[]> -ModuleToProcess <string> -NestedModules <string[]> -RequiredAssemblies <string[]> -TypesToProcess <string[]> [-AliasesToEx
port <string[]>] [-ClrVersion <Version>] [-CmdletsToExport <string[]>] [-DotNetFrameworkVersion <Version>] [-FunctionsToExport <string[]>] [-Guid
<Guid>] [-ModuleList <Object[]>] [-ModuleVersion <Version>] [-PassThru] [-PowerShellHostName <string>] [-PowerShellHostVersion <Version>] [-Powe
rShellVersion <Version>] [-PrivateData <Object>] [-ProcessorArchitecture {None | MSIL | X86 | IA64 | Amd64}] [-RequiredModules <Object[]>] [-Scri
ptsToProcess <string[]>] [-VariablesToExport <string[]>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

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DESCRIPTION

The New-ModuleManifest cmdlet creates a new module manifest (.psd1) file, populates its values, and saves the manifest file in the specified path
.

Module authors can use this cmdlet to create a manifest for their module. A module manifest is a .psd1 file that contains a hash table. The keys
and values in the hash table describe the contents and attributes of the module, define the prerequisites, and determine how the components are p
rocessed. Manifests are not required for a module.

New-ModuleManifest creates a manifest that includes all of the commonly used manifest keys, so you can use the default output as a manifest templ
ate. To add or change values, or to add module keys that this cmdlet does not add, open the resulting file in a text editor.

Each parameter of this cmdlet (except for Path and PassThru) creates a module manifest key and its value. In a module manifest, only the ModuleVe
rsion key is required. However, several other parameters of this cmdlet are mandatory. As a result, you can type a "New-ModuleManifest" command w
ithout parameters and the cmdlet will prompt you for values for other commonly used keys. To leave the value empty, press ENTER.

For a complete description of the format, effects, and requirements of a module manifest, see "How to Write a Module Manifest" in the MSDN (Micro
soft Developer Network) library at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=143613.

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RELATED LINKS

Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141555
Import-Module
Get-Module
New-Module
Remove-Module
Export-ModuleMember
Test-ModuleManifest
about_Modules

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