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Summary<\/b>: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, provides a table of basic Windows PowerShell commands.<\/span>\nMicrosoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Some questions are simply confusing, and other questions can be misleading, or even wrong. What do I mean? Well, I recently received a question from a person who wanted to know how to “use WMI to do xyz…”\nSuch a question betrays an assumption. For example, it may be that the best way to accomplish a specific task is to not use WMI, but to use “native Windows PowerShell” functionality. Certainly, for example, I would use Get-Process<\/b> to retrieve process information on my local computer—unless there was something that WMI would do differently or provide an alternate capability.\nAt times, I will clarify a person’s question, intention, and goals. At other times, I will directly answer the question, and then suggest a better way to accomplish what I think the goal is. Other times, I will answer what I think their question is and be done with it.\nWhen a person asks about Windows PowerShell commands, are they really talking about native Windows PowerShell commands (such as the language statements For<\/b>, Foreach<\/b>, or Switch<\/b>)? Or are they talking about Windows PowerShell cmdlets? Or are they talking about a string of Windows PowerShell cmdlets that taken together become a unique Windows PowerShell command?\nWhen I am writing my Windows PowerShell books (such as my book, Windows PowerShell Best Practices<\/a>), I tend to call a collection of Windows PowerShell cmdlets that are strung together to accomplish a specific task in a Windows PowerShell command.\nBut at other times, I actually vary my answer according to what I perceive to be the level of expertise of the questioner. For example, often people will come to me after I have spoken at a conference (such as the IT Pro Camp in Jacksonville<\/a> where Teresa and I will be speaking this Saturday). If they ask something like, “I know nothing about Windows PowerShell. Can you tell me the most basic Windows PowerShell commands?” I will not necessarily take the time to tell them that they are probably asking about cmdlets, not commands.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, the following chart lists Windows PowerShell command aliases, the Windows PowerShell cmdlet name, and a description of what the command actually does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Command alias<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cmdlet name<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Description of command<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ForEach-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Performs an operation against each item in a collection of input objects.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Where-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Selects objects from a collection based on their property values.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ac<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Add-Content<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Appends content, such as words or data, to a file.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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asnp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Add-PSSnapIn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Adds one or more Windows PowerShell snap-ins to the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

cat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Content<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Gets the contents of a file.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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cd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set-Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sets the current working location to a specified location.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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chdir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set-Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sets the current working location to a specified location.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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clc<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clear-Content<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes the contents of an item, but does not delete the item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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clear<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clear-Host<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clears the display in the host program.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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clhy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clear-History<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes entries from the command history.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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cli<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Clear-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes the contents of an item, but does not delete the item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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clp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clear-ItemProperty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes the value of a property but does not delete the property.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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cls<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clear-Host<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clears the display in the host program.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

clv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Clear-Variable<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes the value of a variable.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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cnsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Connect-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Reconnects to disconnected sessions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

compare<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Compare-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Compares two sets of objects.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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copy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copy-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copies an item from one location to another.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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cp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copy-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copies an item from one location to another.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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cpi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copy-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copies an item from one location to another.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

cpp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copy-ItemProperty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Copies a property and value from a specified location to another location.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

curl<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-WebRequest<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets content from a webpage on the Internet.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

cvpa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Convert-Path<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Converts a path from a Windows PowerShell path to a Windows PowerShell provider path.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

dbp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Disable-PSBreakpoint<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Disables the breakpoints in the current console.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

del<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Remove-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes files and folders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

diff<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Compare-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Compares two sets of objects.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

dir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-ChildItem<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the files and folders in a file system drive.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

dnsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Disconnect-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Disconnects from a session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ebp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Enable-PSBreakpoint<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Enables the breakpoints in the current console.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

echo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Write-Output<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sends the specified objects to the next command in the pipeline. If the command is the last command in the pipeline, the objects are displayed in the console.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

epal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Export-Alias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Exports information about currently defined aliases to a file.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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epcsv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Export-Csv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Converts objects into a series of comma-separated (CSV) strings and saves the strings in a CSV file.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

epsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Export-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Imports commands from another session and saves them in a Windows PowerShell module.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

erase<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Remove-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes files and folders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

etsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Enter-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Starts an interactive session with a remote computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

exsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Exit-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Ends an interactive session with a remote computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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fc<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Format-Custom<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Uses a customized view to format the output.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

fl<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Format-List<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Formats the output as a list of properties in which each property appears on a new line.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

foreach<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ForEach-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Performs an operation against each item in a collection of input objects.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ft<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Format-Table<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Formats the output as a table.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

fw<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Format-Wide<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Formats objects as a wide table that displays only one property of each object.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Alias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the aliases for the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gbp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-PSBreakpoint<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the breakpoints that are set in the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gc<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Content<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the contents of a file.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gci<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-ChildItem<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the files and folders in a file system drive.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gcm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Command<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets all commands.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gcs<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-PSCallStack<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Displays the current call stack.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gdr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-PSDrive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets drives in the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ghy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-History<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets files and folders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gjb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Job<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets Windows PowerShell background jobs that are running in the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gl<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets information about the current working location or a location stack.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Member<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the properties and methods of objects.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gmo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Module<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the modules that have been imported or that can be imported into the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-ItemProperty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the properties of a specified item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gps<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Process<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the processes that are running on the local computer or a remote computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

group<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Group-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Groups objects that contain the same value for specified properties.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the Windows PowerShell sessions on local and remote computers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gsnp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-PSSnapIn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins on the computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gsv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the services on a local or remote computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gu<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Unique<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Returns unique items from a sorted list.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Variable<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the variables in the current console.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

gwmi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-WmiObject<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets instances of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes or information about the available classes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

h<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-History<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

history<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-History<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

icm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-Command<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Runs commands on local and remote computers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

iex<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-Expression<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Runs commands or expressions on the local computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ihy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-History<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Runs commands from the session history.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ii<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Performs the default action on the specified item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ipal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Import-Alias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Imports an alias list from a file.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ipcsv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Import-Csv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates table-like custom objects from the items in a CSV file.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ipmo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Import-Module<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Adds modules to the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ipsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Import-PSSes\nsion<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Imports commands from another session into the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

irm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-RestMethod<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sends an HTTP or HTTPS request to a RESTful web service.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ise<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

powershell_ise.exe<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Explains how to use the PowerShell_ISE.exe command-line tool.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

iwmi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-WMIMethod<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Calls Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) methods.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

iwr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-WebRequest<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets content from a web page on the Internet.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

kill<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Stop-Process<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Stops one or more running processes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

lp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Out-Printer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sends output to a printer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ls<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-ChildItem<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the files and folders in a file system drive.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

man<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

help<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Displays information about Windows PowerShell commands and concepts.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

md<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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mkdir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates a new item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

measure<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Measure-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Calculates the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

mi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Move-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Moves an item from one location to another.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

mount<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-PSDrive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates temporary and persistent mapped network drives.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

move<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Move-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Moves an item from one location to another.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

mp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Move-ItemProperty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Moves a property from one location to another.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

mv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Move-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Moves an item from one location to another.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

nal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-Alias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates a new alias.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ndr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-PSDrive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates temporary and persistent mapped network drives.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ni<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates a new item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

nmo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-Module<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates a new dynamic module that exists only in memory.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

npssc<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-PSSessionConfigurationFile<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates a file that defines a session configuration.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

nsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates a persistent connection to a local or remote computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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nv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

New-Variable<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates a new variable.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ogv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Out-GridView<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sends output to an interactive table in a separate window.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

oh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Out-Host<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sends output to the command line.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

popd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Pop-Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Changes the current location to the location most recently pushed to the stack. You can pop the location from the default stack or from a stack that you create by using the Push-Location cmdlet.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

ps<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Process<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets the processes that are running on the local computer or a remote computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

pushd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Push-Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Adds the current location to the top of a location stack.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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pwd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Get-Location<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Gets information about the current working location or a location stack.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

r<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Invoke-History<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Runs commands from the session history.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

rbp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Remove-PSBreakpoint<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes breakpoints from the current console.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rcjb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Receive-Job<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Gets the results of the Windows PowerShell background jobs in the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rcsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Receive-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Gets results of commands in disconnected sessions.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rd<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deletes files and folders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rdr<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-PSDrive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deletes temporary Windows PowerShell drives and disconnects mapped network drives.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ren<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rename-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Renames an item in a Windows PowerShell provider namespace.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ri<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deletes files and folders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rjb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Remove-Job<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes a Windows PowerShell background job.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deletes files and folders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rmdir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deletes files and folders.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rmo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-Module<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Removes modules from the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

rni<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rename-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Renames an item in a Windows PowerShell provider namespace.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rnp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rename-ItemProperty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Renames a property of an item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-ItemProperty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deletes the property and its value from an item.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rsn<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-PSSession<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Closes one or more Windows PowerShell sessions (PSSessions).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rsnp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-PSSnapin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Removes Windows PowerShell snap-ins from the current session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rujb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Resume-Job<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Restarts a suspended job<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-Variable<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Deletes a variable and its value.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rvpa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Resolve-Path<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Resolves the wildcard characters in a path, and displays the path contents.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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rwmi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Remove-WMIObject<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Deletes an instance of an existing Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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sajb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Start-Job<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Starts a Windows PowerShell background job.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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sal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Set-Alias<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Creates or changes an alias (alternate name) for a cmdlet or other command element in the current Windows PowerShell session.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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saps<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Start-Process<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Starts one or more processes on the local computer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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sasv<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Start-Service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Starts one or more stopped services.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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sbp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set-PSBreakpoint<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Sets a breakpoint on a line, command, or variable.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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sc<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set-Content<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Replaces the contents of a file with contents that you specify.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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select<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Select-Object<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Selects objects or object properties.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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set<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set-Variable<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sets the value of a variable. Creates the variable if one with the requested name does not exist.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

shcm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Show-Command<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Creates Windows PowerShell commands in a graphical command window.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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si<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Set-Item<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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