Mshsnapin (part 1): usage of mshsnapin commands.

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Latest beta3 release of monad added the capability of adding/removing cmdlets and providers in current running session through mshsnapins. Mshsnapin is a logic group of cmdlets and providers can be manipulate as a unit in monad engine.

Following commands can be used for manipulating mshsnapins,

• get-mshsnapin: this will list all mshsnapin’s that are loaded in current monad session.
• get-mshsnapin -reg: this will list all mshsnapin’s that are installed on current machine.
• add-mshsnapin <mshsnapin-name>: this will load a mshsnapin into current monad session.
• remove-mshsnapin <mshsnapin-name>: this will unload a mshsnapin from current monad session.

– George

[Edit: Monad has now been renamed to Windows PowerShell. This script or discussion may require slight adjustments before it applies directly to newer builds.]

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