June 16th, 2015

PowerTip: Find Specific PowerShell Cmdlet Help

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Learn how to find help for a specific Windows PowerShell cmdlet parameter.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I find more information about a specific Windows PowerShell parameter that I saw a presenter use?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-Help cmdlet, and specify the Windows PowerShell cmdlet and parameter names.
           This example returns help about the Raw parameter for the Get-Content cmdlet:

get-help get-content -Parameter raw

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