functions/Get-DbaLinkedServer.ps1

function Get-DbaLinkedServer
{
<#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Gets all linked servers and summary of information from the sql servers listed
 
    .DESCRIPTION
    Retrieves information about each linked server on the instance
 
    .PARAMETER SqlInstance
    SQL Server name or SMO object representing the SQL Server to connect to. This can be a collection and recieve pipeline input to allow the function
    to be executed against multiple SQL Server instances.
 
    .PARAMETER SqlCredential
    SqlCredential object to connect as. If not specified, current Windows login will be used.
 
    .PARAMETER Silent
    Use this switch to disable any kind of verbose messages
 
    .NOTES
    Author: Stephen Bennett ( https://sqlnotesfromtheunderground.wordpress.com/ )
         
    dbatools PowerShell module (https://dbatools.io)
    Copyright (C) 2016 Chrissy LeMaire
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         
    .LINK
    https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaLinkedServer
 
    .EXAMPLE
    Get-DbaLinkedServer -SqlInstance DEV01
 
    Returns all Linked Servers for the SQL Server instance DEV01
 
#>

    [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Default')]
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline)]
        [Alias("ServerInstance", "SqlServer")]
        [object[]]$SqlInstance,
        [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$SqlCredential,
        [switch]$Silent
    )
    
    dynamicparam { if ($SqlInstance) { return (Get-ParamSqlLinkedServers -SqlServer $SqlInstance[0] -SqlCredential $SqlCredential) } }
    
    begin {
        $linkedservers = $psboundparameters.LinkedServers
    }
    
    process
    {
        foreach ($Instance in $SqlInstance)
        {
            try {
                Write-Message -Level Verbose -Message "Connecting to $instance"
                $server = Connect-SqlServer -SqlServer $instance -SqlCredential $sqlcredential
            }
            catch {
                Stop-Function -Message "Failed to connect to: $instance" -Continue -Target $instance
            }
            
            $lservers = $server.LinkedServers
            
            if ($linkedservers) {
                $lservers = $lservers | Where-Object { $_.Name -in $linkedservers }
            }
            
            foreach ($ls in $lservers)
            {               
                Add-Member -InputObject $ls -MemberType NoteProperty -Name ComputerName -value $server.NetName
                Add-Member -InputObject $ls -MemberType NoteProperty -Name InstanceName -value $server.ServiceName
                Add-Member -InputObject $ls -MemberType NoteProperty -Name SqlInstance -value $server.DomainInstanceName
                Add-Member -InputObject $ls -MemberType NoteProperty -Name Impersonate -value $ls.LinkedServerLogins.Impersonate
                Add-Member -InputObject $ls -MemberType NoteProperty -Name RemoteUser -value $ls.LinkedServerLogins.RemoteUser
                
                Select-DefaultView -InputObject $ls -Property ComputerName, InstanceName, SqlInstance, Name, 'DataSource as RemoteServer', ProductName, Impersonate, RemoteUser, 'DistPublisher as Publisher', Distributor, DateLastModified
            } 
        } 
    } 
}