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Jul 8, 2014

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Locate the Help File You Need

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to find the Help file you need. How can I figure out the exact name of the Help file that I am looking for about sessions? Use a wildcard character with Get-Help to narrow down the scope of the Help files: Get-Help about_*session* Name ...

Nov 9, 2013

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Display Syntax for a Cmdlet

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display the syntax of a Windows PowerShell cmdlet. How can I use Windows PowerShell to look at the syntax of a cmdlet without the distraction of a lot of additional information? Use the Get-Help cmdlet, and choose only the Syntax property. (The foll...