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General Information about PowerShell

• 6 Basic PowerShell Commands Get Windows
• Boost Productivity with Windows PowerShell Scripts

Notes

Different versions of PowerShell are available for different OS's. Microsoft is using PowerShell as a way to drive people to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. Newer versions of Powershell work better with Newer versions of Microsoft Windows.

Two versions of the Powershell interface.

• Console
  • Basic Command-Line
  • Maximum support for PowerShell
  • Minimal editing capabilities

• ISE
  • Script Editor and Console Combination
  • Some PowerShell features not supported
  • Rich editing cap

• Third Party hosting apps/Editors
  • Variable Features and Pricing
  • PowerGUI

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help dir -Online

help dir -ShowWindow

get-command

get-command | measure-object

get-command | out-gridview

Show-Command Get-ChildItem

The "back tick" character (above the TAB key) is the "Line Continued Below" reference.

help dir `
-ShowWindow

is the same as

help dir -ShowWindow