Basic cmdlets of PowerShell
| Command-Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Add-content | This cmdlet adds the content to the specified file. | |
| Add-Computer | This cmdlet adds the local computer to a domain or workgroup. | |
| Add-History | This cmdlet is used to add the command in the history. | |
| Add-jobTrigger | This cmdlet adds the job triggers to the scheduled jobs. | |
| Add-member | The cmdlet adds the custom methods or properties to an instance of a PowerShell object. | |
| Add-type | This cmdlet adds a Microsoft .NET framework class to a Windows PowerShell session. | |
| Clear-Content | This cmdlet deletes the content of a file, but not delete that file. | |
| Clear-History | This cmdlet deletes the entries from the command history. | |
| Clear-Item | This cmdlet clears the value of item or variable, but not clear that item or a variable. | |
| Clear-ItemProperty | This cmdlet clears the value of a property but not delete that property. | |
| Clear-Variable | This cmdlet deletes the value of a variable. | |
| Clear-Host | This cmdlet clears the display of the host program. | |
| Copy-ItemProperty | This cmdlet copies a value and property from a specified location to another location. | |
| Copy-Item | This cmdlet copies an item from one location to another. | |
| Complete-Transaction | This cmdlet commits the active transaction. | |
| Compare-object | This cmdlet compares two sets of objects. | |
| Disable-PSBreakpoint | This Cmdlet disables the breakpoint in the current console. | |
| Enable-PSBreakpoint | This Cmdlet enables the breakpoint in the current console. | |
| Find-package | This cmdlet finds the software packages in the available packages sources. | |
| Find-script | This cmdlet is used to find a script | |
| ForEach-Object | This cmdlet performs an operation on each item in a collection of input objects. | |
| Get-Alias | This cmdlet gets the aliases for the current session. | |
| Get-childItem | This cmdlet gets the item and the child items in one or more specified locations. | |
| Get-Command | This cmdlet is used to get all commands. | |
| Get-Content | This cmdlet gets the content of the file at the specified location. | |
| Get-Date | This cmdlet is used to get the current date and time. | |
| Get-ExecutionPolicy | This cmdlet gets the execution policy for the current session. | |
| Get-Help | This cmdlet displays information about PowerShell commands and concepts. | |
| Get-History | This cmdlet displays a list of commands which are entered during the current session. | |
| Get-host | This cmdlet gets an object which represents the current host program. | |
| Get-InstalledScript | This cmdlet gets a script which is installed for the current user. | |
| Get-Item | This cmdlet gets the item or a file at a particular location. | |
| Get-ItemProperty | This cmdlet gets the properties of a particular item. | |
| Get-Location | This cmdlet displays the current working location. | |
| Get-PSBreakpoint | This cmdlet gets the breakpoint which is set in the current session. | |
| Get-Package | This cmdlet displays the list of all installed packages by using the package management. | |
| Get-Process | This cmdlet gets the processes which are running on local or remote computers. | |
| Get-Service | This cmdlet gets the services on local or remote computers. | |
| Get-Transaction | This cmdlet gets the currently active transaction. | |
| Get-Variable | This cmdlet gets the variable in the current console. | |
| Install-package | This cmdlet is used to install one or more software packages. | |
| Install-script | This cmdlet is used to install a script. | |
| Invoke-commands | This cmdlet executes commands on local and remote computers. | |
| Move-Item | This cmdlet is used to move an item from one location to another. | |
| Move-ItemProperty | This cmdlet is used to move the property of an item from one location to another. | |
| New-alias | This cmdlet creates a new alias. | |
| New-Item | This cmdlet creates a new item. | |
| New-ItemProperty | This cmdlet creates a new property for an item and sets its value. | |
| New-Service | This cmdlet creates a new Window service. | |
| New-variable | This cmdlet creates a new variable. | |
| Read-Host | This cmdlet reads a line of inputs from the console. | |
| Remove-computer | This cmdlet removes a local computer from its domain. | |
| Remove-Item | This cmdlet deletes the particular item. | |
| Remove-ItemProperty | This cmdlet deletes the property & its value from an item. | |
| Remove-job | This cmdlet removes the background job of Windows PowerShell. | |
| Remove-PSBreakpoint | This cmdlet deletes the breakpoint from the current console. | |
| Remove-variable | This cmdlet deletes a variable with its value. | |
| Rename-computer | This cmdlet is used to rename a computer. | |
| Restart-Service | This cmdlet stops and starts one or more services. | |
| Restart-computer | This cmdlet is used to restart the Windows operating system on local and remote computers. | |
| Resume-job | This cmdlet is used to restart a suspended job. | |
| Save-Help | It is used to download and save the newest help files to a file system directory. | |
| Save-packages | This cmdlet is used to save the packages to the local computer without installing them. | |
| Save-Script | This cmdlet is used to save a script. | |
| Select-string | This cmdlet is used to find the text in string or files. | |
| Send-MailMessage | This cmdlet is used to send an e-mail message. | |
| Set-Alias | This cmdlet creates or changes the alias for a cmdlet in the current Windows PowerShell. | |
| Set-content | This cmdlet writes the content in a file. | |
| Set-Date | This cmdlet changes the time of the system. | |
| Set-Item | This cmdlet changes the value of an item to the value specified in the command. | |
| Set-ItemProperty | This cmdlet change or creates the value of the property of an item. | |
| Set-Location | This cmdlet is used to set the current working location to a particular location. | |
| Set-PSBreakpoint | This cmdlet sets a breakpoint on a command, line or a variable. | |
| Set-ScheduledJob | This cmdlet changes the scheduled Job. | |
| Set-Service | This cmdlet stops, start and suspend services, and changes its properties. | |
| Set-variable | This cmdlet sets the value of the variable. | |
| Show-command | This cmdlet creates the Windows PowerShell commands in a graphical command Window. | |
| Sort-Object | This cmdlet sorts the object by the property value. | |
| Start-Job | This cmdlet starts a background job of Windows PowerShell. | |
| Start-Process | This cmdlet starts on or more process on a local computer. | |
| Start-services | This cmdlet starts one or more services which are stopped. | |
| Start-transaction | This cmdlet starts a transaction. | |
| Stop-Computer | This cmdlet shut down the local and remote computers. | |
| Stop-Job | This cmdlet stops a background job of Windows PowerShell. | |
| Stop-Process | This cmdlet stops one or more processes. | |
| Stop-Services | This cmdlet stops one or more running services. | |
| Suspend-jobs | This cmdlet temporarily stops the workflow jobs. | |
| Suspend-Service | This cmdlet suspends or pauses one or more running services. | |
| Undo-transaction | This cmdlet rollbacks the active transaction. | |
| Uninstall-module | This cmdlet is used to uninstall a module. | |
| Uninstall-Package | This cmdlet uninstalls one or more packages of software. | |
| Unregister-ScheduledJob | This cmdlet deletes the scheduled jobs on the local computer | |
| Update-Help | This cmdlet is used to download and installs the newest help files on the computer. | |
| Write-Output | This cmdlet sends the particular object down the pipeline to the next command. |
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