get-service
Get-Help
Get-Help -Name Get-*
Get-Command –Name *IP*
Set-ExecutionPolicy
Get-ExecutionPolicy
Get-Service
ConvertTo-HTML
Export-CSV
Get-Service | Export-CSV c:\service.csv
Select-Object
Get-Service | Select-Object Name, Status | Export-CSV c:\service.csv
Get-EventLog
Get-Process
Stop-Process
gwmi Win32_USBControllerDevice
Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.Name –eq “iexplore”}
Top 10 Cmdlets to Start Using Immediately
Get-Command retrieves a list of all available cmdlets.
Get-Help displays help information about cmdlets and concepts.
Get-WMIObject retrieves management information by using WMI.
Get-EventLog retrieves Windows event logs.
Get-Process retrieves a single or list of active processes.
Get-Service retrieves a Windows service.
Get-Content reads in text files, treating each line as a child object.
Add-Content appends content to a text file.
Copy-Item copies files, folders, and other objects.
Get-Acl retrieves access control lists (ACLs).
Command alias
Cmdlet name
Description of command
%
ForEach-Object
Performs an operation against each item in a collection of input objects.
?
Where-Object
Selects objects from a collection based on their property values.
ac
Add-Content
Appends content, such as words or data, to a file.
asnp
Add-PSSnapIn
Adds one or more Windows PowerShell snap-ins to the current session.
cat
Get-Content
Gets the contents of a file.
cd
Set-Location
Sets the current working location to a specified location.
chdir
Set-Location
Sets the current working location to a specified location.
clc
Clear-Content
Deletes the contents of an item, but does not delete the item.
clear
Clear-Host
Clears the display in the host program.
clhy
Clear-History
Deletes entries from the command history.
cli
Clear-Item
Deletes the contents of an item, but does not delete the item.
clp
Clear-ItemProperty
Deletes the value of a property but does not delete the property.
cls
Clear-Host
Clears the display in the host program.
clv
Clear-Variable
Deletes the value of a variable.
cnsn
Connect-PSSession
Reconnects to disconnected sessions
compare
Compare-Object
Compares two sets of objects.
copy
Copy-Item
Copies an item from one location to another.
cp
Copy-Item
Copies an item from one location to another.
cpi
Copy-Item
Copies an item from one location to another.
cpp
Copy-ItemProperty
Copies a property and value from a specified location to another location.
curl
Invoke-WebRequest
Gets content from a webpage on the Internet.
cvpa
Convert-Path
Converts a path from a Windows PowerShell path to a Windows PowerShell provider path.
dbp
Disable-PSBreakpoint
Disables the breakpoints in the current console.
del
Remove-Item
Deletes files and folders.
diff
Compare-Object
Compares two sets of objects.
dir
Get-ChildItem
Gets the files and folders in a file system drive.
dnsn
Disconnect-PSSession
Disconnects from a session.
ebp
Enable-PSBreakpoint
Enables the breakpoints in the current console.
echo
Write-Output
Sends the specified objects to the next command in the pipeline. If the command is the last command in the pipeline, the objects are displayed in the console.
epal
Export-Alias
Exports information about currently defined aliases to a file.
epcsv
Export-Csv
Converts objects into a series of comma-separated (CSV) strings and saves the strings in a CSV file.
epsn
Export-PSSession
Imports commands from another session and saves them in a Windows PowerShell module.
erase
Remove-Item
Deletes files and folders.
etsn
Enter-PSSession
Starts an interactive session with a remote computer.
exsn
Exit-PSSession
Ends an interactive session with a remote computer.
fc
Format-Custom
Uses a customized view to format the output.
fl
Format-List
Formats the output as a list of properties in which each property appears on a new line.
foreach
ForEach-Object
Performs an operation against each item in a collection of input objects.
ft
Format-Table
Formats the output as a table.
fw
Format-Wide
Formats objects as a wide table that displays only one property of each object.
gal
Get-Alias
Gets the aliases for the current session.
gbp
Get-PSBreakpoint
Gets the breakpoints that are set in the current session.
gc
Get-Content
Gets the contents of a file.
gci
Get-ChildItem
Gets the files and folders in a file system drive.
gcm
Get-Command
Gets all commands.
gcs
Get-PSCallStack
Displays the current call stack.
gdr
Get-PSDrive
Gets drives in the current session.
ghy
Get-History
Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session.
gi
Get-Item
Gets files and folders.
gjb
Get-Job
Gets Windows PowerShell background jobs that are running in the current session.
gl
Get-Location
Gets information about the current working location or a location stack.
gm
Get-Member
Gets the properties and methods of objects.
gmo
Get-Module
Gets the modules that have been imported or that can be imported into the current session.
gp
Get-ItemProperty
Gets the properties of a specified item.
gps
Get-Process
Gets the processes that are running on the local computer or a remote computer.
group
Group-Object
Groups objects that contain the same value for specified properties.
gsn
Get-PSSession
Gets the Windows PowerShell sessions on local and remote computers.
gsnp
Get-PSSnapIn
Gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins on the computer.
gsv
Get-Service
Gets the services on a local or remote computer.
gu
Get-Unique
Returns unique items from a sorted list.
gv
Get-Variable
Gets the variables in the current console.
gwmi
Get-WmiObject
Gets instances of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes or information about the available classes.
h
Get-History
Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session.
history
Get-History
Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session.
icm
Invoke-Command
Runs commands on local and remote computers.
iex
Invoke-Expression
Runs commands or expressions on the local computer.
ihy
Invoke-History
Runs commands from the session history.
ii
Invoke-Item
Performs the default action on the specified item.
ipal
Import-Alias
Imports an alias list from a file.
ipcsv
Import-Csv
Creates table-like custom objects from the items in a CSV file.
ipmo
Import-Module
Adds modules to the current session.
ipsn
Import-PSSession
Imports commands from another session into the current session.
irm
Invoke-RestMethod
Sends an HTTP or HTTPS request to a RESTful web service.
ise
powershell_ise.exe
Explains how to use the PowerShell_ISE.exe command-line tool.
iwmi
Invoke-WMIMethod
Calls Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) methods.
iwr
Invoke-WebRequest
Gets content from a web page on the Internet.
kill
Stop-Process
Stops one or more running processes.
lp
Out-Printer
Sends output to a printer.
ls
Get-ChildItem
Gets the files and folders in a file system drive.
man
help
Displays information about Windows PowerShell commands and concepts.
md
mkdir
Creates a new item.
measure
Measure-Object
Calculates the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text.
mi
Move-Item
Moves an item from one location to another.
mount
New-PSDrive
Creates temporary and persistent mapped network drives.
move
Move-Item
Moves an item from one location to another.
mp
Move-ItemProperty
Moves a property from one location to another.
mv
Move-Item
Moves an item from one location to another.
nal
New-Alias
Creates a new alias.
ndr
New-PSDrive
Creates temporary and persistent mapped network drives.
ni
New-Item
Creates a new item.
nmo
New-Module
Creates a new dynamic module that exists only in memory.
npssc
New-PSSessionConfigurationFile
Creates a file that defines a session configuration.
nsn
New-PSSession
Creates a persistent connection to a local or remote computer.
nv
New-Variable
Creates a new variable.
ogv
Out-GridView
Sends output to an interactive table in a separate window.
oh
Out-Host
Sends output to the command line.
popd
Pop-Location
Changes the current location to the location most recently pushed to the stack. You can pop the location from the default stack or from a stack that you create by using the Push-Location cmdlet.
ps
Get-Process
Gets the processes that are running on the local computer or a remote computer.
pushd
Push-Location
Adds the current location to the top of a location stack.
pwd
Get-Location
Gets information about the current working location or a location stack.
r
Invoke-History
Runs commands from the session history.
rbp
Remove-PSBreakpoint
Deletes breakpoints from the current console.
rcjb
Receive-Job
Gets the results of the Windows PowerShell background jobs in the current session.
rcsn
Receive-PSSession
Gets results of commands in disconnected sessions.
rd
Remove-Item
Deletes files and folders.
rdr
Remove-PSDrive
Deletes temporary Windows PowerShell drives and disconnects mapped network drives.
ren
Rename-Item
Renames an item in a Windows PowerShell provider namespace.
ri
Remove-Item
Deletes files and folders.
rjb
Remove-Job
Deletes a Windows PowerShell background job.
rm
Remove-Item
Deletes files and folders.
rmdir
Remove-Item
Deletes files and folders.
rmo
Remove-Module
Removes modules from the current session.
rni
Rename-Item
Renames an item in a Windows PowerShell provider namespace.
rnp
Rename-ItemProperty
Renames a property of an item.
rp
Remove-ItemProperty
Deletes the property and its value from an item.
rsn
Remove-PSSession
Closes one or more Windows PowerShell sessions (PSSessions).
rsnp
Remove-PSSnapin
Removes Windows PowerShell snap-ins from the current session.
rujb
Resume-Job
Restarts a suspended job
rv
Remove-Variable
Deletes a variable and its value.
rvpa
Resolve-Path
Resolves the wildcard characters in a path, and displays the path contents.
rwmi
Remove-WMIObject
Deletes an instance of an existing Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class.
sajb
Start-Job
Starts a Windows PowerShell background job.
sal
Set-Alias
Creates or changes an alias (alternate name) for a cmdlet or other command element in the current Windows PowerShell session.
saps
Start-Process
Starts one or more processes on the local computer.
sasv
Start-Service
Starts one or more stopped services.
sbp
Set-PSBreakpoint
Sets a breakpoint on a line, command, or variable.
sc
Set-Content
Replaces the contents of a file with contents that you specify.
select
Select-Object
Selects objects or object properties.
set
Set-Variable
Sets the value of a variable. Creates the variable if one with the requested name does not exist.
shcm
Show-Command
Creates Windows PowerShell commands in a graphical command window.
si
Set-Item
Changes the value of an item to the value specified in the command.
sl
Set-Location
Sets the current working location to a specified location.
sleep
Start-Sleep
Suspends the activity in a script or session for the specified period of time.
sls
Select-String
Finds text in strings and files.
sort
Sort-Object
Sorts objects by property values.
sp
Set-ItemProperty
Creates or changes the value of a property of an item.
spjb
Stop-Job
Stops a Windows PowerShell background job.
spps
Stop-Process
Stops one or more running processes.
spsv
Stop-Service
Stops one or more running services.
start
Start-Process
Starts one or more processes on the local computer.
sujb
Suspend-Job
Temporarily stops workflow jobs.
sv
Set-Variable
Sets the value of a variable. Creates the variable if one with the requested name does not exist.
swmi
Set-WMIInstance
Creates or updates an instance of an existing Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class.
tee
Tee-Object
Saves command output in a file or variable and sends it down the pipeline.
trcm
Trace-Command
Configures and starts a trace of the specified expression or command.
type
Get-Content
Gets the contents of a file.
wget
Invoke-WebRequest
Gets content from a webpage on the Internet.
where
Where-Object
Selects objects from a collection based on their property values.
wjb
Wait-Job
Suppresses the command prompt until one or all of the Windows PowerShell background jobs running in the session are complete.
write
Write-Output
Sends the specified objects to the next command in the pipeline. If the command is the last command in the pipeline, the objects are displayed in the console.