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spo file get

Gets information about the specified file

Usage

m365 spo file get [options]

Options

-w, --webUrl <webUrl>
The URL of the site where the file is located
-u, --url [url]
The server-relative URL of the file to retrieve. Specify either url or id but not both
-i, --id [id]
The UniqueId (GUID) of the file to retrieve. Specify either url or id but not both
--asString
Set to retrieve the contents of the specified file as string
--asListItem
Set to retrieve the underlying list item
--asFile
Set to save the file to the path specified in the path option
-p, --path [path]
The local path where to save the retrieved file. Must be specified when the --asFile option is used
-h, --help
output usage information
--query [query]
JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples
-o, --output [output]
Output type. json,text. Default text
--verbose
Runs command with verbose logging
--debug
Runs command with debug logging

Examples

Get file properties for file with id (UniqueId) b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6 located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --id 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6'

Get contents of the file with id (UniqueId) b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6 located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --id 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6' --asString

Get list item properties for file with id (UniqueId) b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6 located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --id 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6' --asListItem

Save file with id (UniqueId) b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6 located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x to local file /Users/user/documents/SavedAsTest1.docx

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --id 'b2307a39-e878-458b-bc90-03bc578531d6' --asFile --path /Users/user/documents/SavedAsTest1.docx

Return file properties for file with server-relative url /sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --url '/sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx'

Return file as string for file with server-relative url /sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --url '/sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx' --asString

Return list item properties for file with server-relative url /sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --url '/sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx' --asListItem

Save file with server-relative url /sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx located in site https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x to local file /Users/user/documentsSavedAsTest1.docx

m365 spo file get --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/project-x --url '/sites/project-x/documents/Test1.docx' --asFile --path /Users/user/documents/SavedAsTest1.docx