Cmdlet Name |
Short Description |
Add-Content |
Adds to the content(s) of the specified item(s). |
Add-History |
Adds entries to the session history. |
Add-Member |
Adds a user defined custom member to an Object. |
Add-PSSnapin |
Adds one or more PSSnapIn(s) to the current Ps console. |
Clear-Content |
The clear-content Cmdlet removes the content from an item or file while leaving the file intact. |
Clear-Item |
Sets the item(s) at the specified location to the "clear" value specified by the provider. |
Clear-ItemProperty |
Removes the property value from a property. |
Clear-Variable |
Removes the value from a variable. |
Compare-Object |
Compares the properties of objects. |
ConvertFrom-SecureString |
Export a securestring to a safe, persistable format |
Convert-Path |
Converts the path of the item given from an Ps path to a provider path. |
ConvertTo-Html |
Converts the input into an HTML table |
ConvertTo-SecureString |
Create a securestring from a normal string created by export-securestring |
Copy-Item |
Calls a provider to copy an item from one location to another within a namespace. |
Copy-ItemProperty |
Copies a property between locations or namespaces. |
Export-Alias |
Exports an alias list to a file. |
Export-Clixml |
Produces a clixml representation of a PowerShell object or objects. |
Export-Console |
Export the changes made to the current console. This action overwrites any existing console file. |
Export-Csv |
Forms CSV strings from input. |
ForEach-Object |
Applies script blocks to each object in the pipeline |
Format-Custom |
Formats output display as defined in additions to the formatter file. |
Format-List |
Formats objects as a list of their properties displayed vertically. |
Format-Table |
Formats the output as a table |
Format-Wide |
Formats objects as a table of their properties. |
Get-Acl |
Gets the access control list (ACL) associated with a file or object. |
Get-Alias |
Returns alias names for Cmdlets |
Get-AuthenticodeSignature |
Gets the signature object associated with a file. |
Get-ChildItem |
Retrieves the child items of the specified location(s) in a drive. |
Get-Command |
Retrieves basic information about a command. |
Get-Content |
The get-content command gets the content from the item at the specified location. |
Get-Credential |
Gets a credential object based on a password |
Get-Culture |
Gets the culture information |
Get-Date |
Gets current date and time |
Get-EventLog |
Gets eventlog data for the machine. |
Get-ExecutionPolicy |
Gets the effective execution policy for the current shell. |
Get-Help |
Opens the help files |
Get-History |
Gets a listing of the session history |
Get-Host |
Gets host information |
Get-Item |
Returns an object that represents an item in a namespace. |
Get-ItemProperty |
Retrieves the properties of an object. |
Get-Location |
Displays the current location. |
Get-Member |
This Cmdlet enumerates the properties, methods, typeinfo and property sets of the objects given to it. |
Get-PfxCertificate |
Gets the pfx certificate information. |
Get-Process |
Gets a list of processes on a machine. |
Get-PSDrive |
Gets the drive information (DriveInfo) for the specified Ps Drive |
Get-PSProvider |
Gets information for the specified provider. |
Get-PSSnapin |
Lists registered PSSnapIns. |
Get-Service |
Gets a list of services. |
Get-TraceSource |
Lists properties for given trace sources. |
Get-UICulture |
Gets the uiculture information |
Get-Unique |
Gets the unique items in a sorted list |
Get-Variable |
Gets a PowerShell variable |
Get-WmiObject |
Produce a WMI Object or the list of WMI classes available on the system. |
Group-Object |
Groups the objects that contain the same value for a common property. |
Import-Alias |
Imports an alias list from a file. |
Import-Clixml |
Imports a clixml file and rebuilds the PowerShell object. |
Import-Csv |
Takes values from a CSV list and sends objects down the pipeline. |
Invoke-Expression |
Executes a string as an expression |
Invoke-History |
Invokes a previously executed command. |
Invoke-Item |
Invokes an executable or opens a file |
Join-Path |
Combines path elements into a single path. |
Measure-Command |
Tracks running time for script blocks and Cmdlets |
Measure-Object |
Measures various aspects of objects or their properties. |
Move-Item |
Moves an item from one location to another |
Move-ItemProperty |
Moves a property from one location to another. |
New-Alias |
Creates a new Cmdlet-alias pairing |
New-Item |
Creates a new item in a namespace |
New-ItemProperty |
Sets a new property of an item at a location |
New-Object |
Creates a new .Net object |
New-PSDrive |
Installs a new drive on the machine. |
New-Service |
Creates a new service |
New-TimeSpan |
Creates a timespan object |
New-Variable |
Creates a new variable. |
Out-Default |
The default controller of output. |
Out-File |
Sends command output to a file. |
Out-Host |
Sends the pipelined output to the host |
Out-Null |
Sends ouput to a null |
Out-Printer |
Sends the output to a printer. |
Out-String |
Sends output to the pipleline as strings. |
Pop-Location |
Changes the current working location to the location specified by the last entry pushed onto the stack. |
Push-Location |
Pushes a location to the stack |
Read-Host |
Read a line of input from the host console. |
Remove-Item |
Calls a provider to remove an item. |
Remove-ItemProperty |
Removes a property and its value from the location. |
Remove-PSDrive |
Removes a drive from its location. |
Remove-PSSnapin |
Remove PSSnapIn(s) from the current console process. |
Remove-Variable |
Removes a variable and its value |
Rename-Item |
Changes the name of an existing item. |
Rename-ItemProperty |
Renames a property at its location. |
Resolve-Path |
Resolves the wildcards in a path |
Restart-Service |
Restarts a stopped service |
Resume-Service |
Resumes a suspended service |
Select-Object |
Selects objects based on parameters set in the Cmdlet command string. |
Select-String |
This cmdlet lets you search through strings or files for patterns. |
Set-Acl |
Set a resource's Access Control List Properties |
Set-Alias |
Maps an alias to a Cmdlet |
Set-AuthenticodeSignature |
Place an authenticode signature in an Ps script or other file. |
Set-Content |
The set-content command sets the content in the item at the specified location. |
Set-Date |
Sets the system time on the host system. |
Set-ExecutionPolicy |
Set the execution policy for the current shell. |
Set-Item |
The set-item command sets the value of a pathname within a provider to the specified value. |
Set-ItemProperty |
Sets a property at the specified location to a specified value. |
Set-Location |
Sets the current working location to a specified location. |
Set-PSDebug |
Turn Ps script debugging features on and off, and set trace level. |
Set-Service |
Makes and sets changes to the properties of a service. |
Set-TraceSource |
Sets or removes the specified options and trace listeners from the specified trace source instance(s). |
Set-Variable |
Sets data in a variable and creates a variable if one with the requested name does not exist. |
Sort-Object |
Sorts the input objects by property values. |
Split-Path |
Given an Ps path(s) it streams a string with the qualifier, parent path or leaf item. |
Start-Service |
Starts a stopped service. |
Start-Sleep |
Suspend shell, script, or runspace activity for the specified period of time. |
Start-Transcript |
Starts a transcript of a command shell session. |
Stop-Process |
Stops a running process |
Stop-Service |
Stops a running service |
Stop-Transcript |
Stops the transcription process |
Suspend-Service |
Suspends a running service. |
Tee-Object |
Sends input objects to two places. |
Test-Path |
Returns true if the path exists, otherwise it returns false. |
Trace-Command |
Enables tracing of the specified trace source instance(s) for the duration of the expression or command. |
Update-FormatData |
Updates and appends format data files. |
Update-TypeData |
Updates the types.ps1xml file in the Microsoft Shell |
Where-Object |
This Cmdlet filters the input from the pipeline allowing operation on only certain objects. |
Write-Debug |
Writes a debug message to the host display |
Write-Error |
Writes an error object and sends it to the pipeline. |
Write-Host |
Displays objects through the user feedback mechanism. |
Write-Output |
Writes an object to the pipeline |
Write-Progress |
Sends a progress record to the host. |
Write-Verbose |
Writes a string to the host's verbose display |
Write-Warning |
Write a warning message |
