PowerShell Commands

PowerShell provides a wide range of commands to leverage PowerShell for various tasks. PowerShell scripting language is built on the .NET framework and designed for system administration, automation, and management tasks.

PowerShell commands cover a wide range of functionalities, including modules, automation tasks, manage session configuration, network drives, active directories, and so on…

In this article, we will explore a list of Windows PowerShell commands, cmdlet names, command alias, and description.

List of PowerShell Commands

Cmdlet Name	Command Alias	Command Description
Get-Help	man, help	Retrieves information about PowerShell commands.
Show-Command	shcm	Generates PowerShell commands in a graphical command window.
ForEach-Object	%	Executes an action on each object in a collection.
Where-Object	?	Filters objects from a collection based on their property values.
Add-Content	ac	Appends data to a file.
Get-Content	cat	Retrieves the content from a file.
Clear-Content	clc	Removes the contents of an item without deleting the item itself.
Set-Location	cd, chdir	Changes the current working location.
Get-Location	pwd	Retrieves the current working location.
Get-ChildItem	dir, ls	Lists files and directories in a file system drive.
New-Item	ni	Generates a new item like a file or folder.
Add-PSSnapIn	asnp	Integrates one or more PowerShell snap-ins into the current session.
Get-Alias	gal	Retrieves the aliases for the current session.
New-Alias	nal	Defines a new alias for a command in the current session.
Compare-Object	compare, diff	Compares two sets of objects. One set is the reference, and the other is the difference.
Group-Object	group	Displays objects in groups based on the value of the specific property.
Copy-Item	copy, cp, cpi	Copies the item to a different specified location.
Move-Item	mi, move, mv	Moves an item to another location.
Invoke-Command	icm	Executes commands on local or remote computers.
Invoke-Expression	iex	Invokes commands or expressions locally.
Invoke-History	ihy, r	Executes commands from the session history.
Import-CSV	ipcsv	Generates table-like custom objects from the items in the CSV file.
Export-CSV	epcsv	Converts objects into comma-separated (CSV) strings and stores them in a CSV file.
Get-Variable	gv	Retrieves variables in the current console.
Set-Variable	set	Assigns a new value to a variable or creates a variable if it doesn’t exist.
Get-Item	gi	Gets the item at the specified locations.
Get-ItemProperty	gp	Gets the properties of the specified items.
Get-ItemPropertyValue	gpv	Gets the value of one or more properties of a specified item.
Get-Service	gsv	Retrieves the list of services on local or remote computers and displays it.
Set-Service	ssv	Modifies the properties of a service.
Start-Service	sasv	Starts one or more stopped services.
Stop-Service	spsv	Stops one or more running services.
Restart-Service	rsv	Stops and starts one or more services.
Suspend-Service	susp	Suspends one or more running services.
Invoke-Function	ifn	Invokes a function that is defined in the current session or script.
Get-Acl	gacl	Retrieves the security descriptor for a resource, such as a file or a registry key.
Set-Acl	sacl	Changes the security descriptor for a specified resource, such as a file or registry key.
Register-ScheduledJob	rsjob	Registers a new scheduled job.
Get-ScheduledJob	gsjob	Gets scheduled jobs on the local computer.
Set-ScheduledJob	ssjob	Modifies the properties of a scheduled job.
UnRegister-ScheduledJob	ursjob	Deletes a scheduled job.
Start-ScheduledJob	sasjob	Starts a scheduled job immediately.
Stop-ScheduledJob	spsjob	Stops a running scheduled job.
Enable-ScheduledJob	easjob	Enables a scheduled job.
Disable-ScheduledJob	disjob	Disables a scheduled job.
Get-ScheduledJobOption	gsjopt	Gets the options that control the running of a scheduled job.
Set-ScheduledJob	ssjopt	Modifies the options that control the running of a scheduled job.
Get-JobTrigger	gjtr	Gets the triggers that are defined for a scheduled job.
New-JobTrigger	njtr	Creates a new scheduled job trigger.
Add-JobTrigger	ajtr	Adds a new trigger to a scheduled job.
Remove-JobTrigger	rjtr	Removes a trigger from a scheduled job.
Set-JobTrigger	sjtr	Modifies a scheduled job trigger.
Get-Job	gjb	Gets the background jobs that were started in the current session.
Receive-Job	rcjb	Gets the results of background jobs.
Remove-Job	rmjb	Deletes a background job.
Start-Job	stjb	Starts a background job.
Stop-Job	spjb	Stops a background job.
Wait-Job	wjb	Suppresses the command prompt until one or all jobs are complete.

Conclusion

I hope the above article on PowerShell basic commands is helpful to you. PowerShell provides a wide range of commands to carry out various tasks.

Understanding the concepts and basics of PowerShell commands help you to enhance script efficiency and robustness.

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