How to create,get and delete managed path in SharePoint 2010 using PowerShell

In this article we will see 

1. How to get all managed paths 
2. How to create managed path
3. How to delete defined managed path

1.Get all managed paths in a web application:

a. Click On the Start menu, click All Programs.
b. Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.
c. Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.
Type the following command.

Get-SPManagedPath -WebApplication http://ukreddy:8998

and press enter.

2. Create managed path in a web application :

Now type the following command.

New-SPManagedPath "/newmanagedpath" -WebApplication http://ukreddy:8998

and press enter.

Now we can use get all managedpaths command to see all existing managed paths in a web application.

3. Delete managed path in a web application:

we can also delete managed path in a web application using the following command,

Remove-SPManagedPath -Identity "/newmanagedpath" -WebApplication http://ukreddy:8998

The above command will promt a message, asking end user confirmation to delete managed path.

if u dont want to prompt confirmation message use the following command.


Remove-SPManagedPath -Identity "/newmanagedpath" -WebApplication http://ukreddy:8998 -Confirm:$false