Get-Help (Microsoft.PowerShell.Core) - PowerShell
The Get-Help cmdlet displays information about PowerShell concepts and commands, including cmdlets, functions, Common Information Model (CIM) commands, workflows, providers, aliases, and scripts. To get help for a PowerShell cmdlet, type Get-Help followed by the cmdlet name, such as: Get-Help Get-Process.
The Help system - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn
Jun 27, 2024 · You could use Get-Help to display the help article for Get-Command, as shown in the Get-Help section of this chapter. You can also use Get-Command with the Syntax parameter to view the syntax for any command.
Get-Command (Microsoft.PowerShell.Core) - PowerShell
The Get-Command cmdlet gets all commands that are installed on the computer, including cmdlets, aliases, functions, filters, scripts, and applications. Get-Command gets the commands from PowerShell modules and commands that were imported from other sessions.
about_Command_Precedence - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn
Mar 6, 2024 · Command precedence describes how PowerShell determines which command to run when a session contains more than one command with the same name. Commands within a session can be hidden or replaced by commands with the same name.
about_Command_Syntax - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn
Jan 19, 2024 · The Get-Help command provides detailed information about PowerShell commands including, syntax, detailed description of the cmdlet and parameters, and examples. The output Get-Help command starts with a brief description of …
Find commands and Get-Help in Windows PowerShell - Training
This module explains how to find Windows PowerShell cmdlets that you can use to perform specific tasks. It also covers how to use Get-Help to retrieve detailed information about a cmdlet and its parameters.
Running commands in the shell - PowerShell | Microsoft Learn
Jan 23, 2025 · PowerShell is a command-line shell and a scripting language used for automation. Similar to other shells, like bash on Linux or the Windows Command Shell ( cmd.exe ), PowerShell lets you to run any command available on your system, not …
Get-ChildItem (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) - PowerShell
The Get-ChildItem cmdlet gets the items in one or more specified locations. If the item is a container, it gets the items inside the container, known as child items. You can use the Recurse parameter to get items in all child containers and use the Depth parameter to limit the number of levels to recurse.
Set-ExecutionPolicy (Microsoft.PowerShell.Security) - PowerShell
The Set-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet changes PowerShell execution policies for Windows computers. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies. Beginning in PowerShell 6.0 for non-Windows computers, the default execution policy is Unrestricted and can't be changed.
Get-Service (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management) - PowerShell
The Get-Service cmdlet gets objects that represent the services on a computer, including running and stopped services. By default, when Get-Service is run without parameters, all the local computer's services are returned.