PowerShell 2.0: One Cmdlet at a Time #13 Clear-EventLog

Continuing the series looking at new cmdlets available in PowerShell 2.0. This time we look at the Clear-Eventlog cmdlet.

What can I do with it?

Clear the Event Log on a local or remote computer.

Example:

Clear the Application Event Log on the remote computer Server01

Clear-EventLog -LogName Application -ComputerName Server01

How could I have done this in PowerShell 1.0?

You could have used the Get-EventLog cmdlet and the Clear method of the System.Diagnostics.EventLog object it generates.  (Note: this would only work on a local computer)

$ApplicationLog = Get-EventLog -list | Where-Object {$_.log -eq "Application"}
$ApplicationLog.Clear()

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