Useful PowerShell Commands
| COMMAND NAME | ALIAS | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
Get-Help Get-Command |
(None) | Display help information about PowerShell command Get-Command (which lists all PowerShell commands). |
You may replace Get-Command with any PowerShell command of your choice. |
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Get-ChildItem |
dir, ls, gci |
Lists all files and folders in the current working directory |
Get-Location |
pwd, gl |
Get the current working directory |
Set-Location |
cd, chdir, sl |
Sets the current working location to a specified location |
Get-Content |
cat, gc, type |
Gets the content of the item at the specified location |
Copy-Item |
copy, cp, cpi |
Copies an item from one location to another |
Remove-Item |
del, erase, rd, ri, rm, rmdir |
Deletes the specified items |
Move-Item |
mi, move, mv |
Moves an item from one location to another |
New-Item |
ni |
Creates a new item |
Out-File |
>, >> |
Send output to a file. |
When you wish to specify parameters, stick to Out-File. |
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Invoke-WebRequest |
curl, iwr, wget |
Get content from a web page on the Internet |
Write-Output |
echo, write |
Sends the specified objects to the next command in the pipeline. |
If Write-Output is the last command in the pipeline, the console displays the objects. |
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Clear-Host |
cls, clear |
Clear console |
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