# Add attribute to aspnet.config file
**URL:** https://forums.powershell.org/t/add-attribute-to-aspnet-config-file/3855
**Category:** PowerShell Help
**Created:** [March 10, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/add-attribute-to-aspnet-config-file/3855 "2015-03-10T01:12:59Z")
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### Author:  [@aravinda-cat](https://forums.powershell.org/u/aravinda-cat)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/add-attribute-to-aspnet-config-file/3855/1 "2015-03-10T01:12:59Z")
Hi All,
I am working on a server migration where some attributes need to be added to the ASPNET.config(%systemroot%\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319) file using powershell cmdlet.
As, this is a kind of XML file , can anybody guide me how to add the below attribute to the file :
.gcTrimCommitOnLowMemory enabled=“true”
The above attribute will be placed inside .Configuration.Runtime tag.
Thanks,
Aravinda
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### Author:  [@donj](https://forums.powershell.org/u/donj)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2015, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/add-attribute-to-aspnet-config-file/3855/2 "2015-03-10T01:19:06Z")
Do you have “PowerShell in Depth” by any chance? There’s an excellent chapter on manipulating XML, loading XML documents, adding elements and attributes, and so on.
Otherwise:
[xml]$xml = Get-Content filename.xml
Loads an XmlDocument object; [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.xmldocument(v=vs.110).aspx](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.xmldocument(v=vs.110).aspx) describes how those work and what you can do with them. Use SelectSingleNode() to find the node you want, for example. CreateAttribute() creates a new attribute, and so on.
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### Author:  [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/add-attribute-to-aspnet-config-file/3855/3 "2024-05-16T20:46:15Z")