Get a list of commands

get-command

• Commandlets (Cmdlet): Native Powershell commands written in .Net
• Functions: Written in PowerShell scripting language
• Help: help <command> <-examples>
• Aliases: get-alias

PowerShell Run Modes

• Normal Mode: Ability to run some commands could be limited
• Administrator Mode: Ability to run any command

Bit Modes

PowerShell & PowerShell ISE = 64 bit
PowerShell x86 & PowerShell ISE x86 = 32 bit

Customize: Click PowerShell Icon in top left

Run Historical Commands

• get-history: view previous commands
• invoke-history <command number> <; next command number>
• clear-history: delete history log
  • This does not remove them from the up/down arrow access
  • press <Alt>S+<Alt>M to create a new session to completely remove the history
    • History only lasts as long as the session lasts.

Auto Complete

• Start entering and press [Tab] to complete
• [Shift]+[Tab] cycles backwards

Services

• View running services: get-service
• View a specific service: get-service -Name <Service Name>
  • Hint: Pressing [Tab] after ‘-‘ will default to ‘Name’
• Start a service: start-service -Name <Service Name>

PowerShell ISE

PowerShell script extensions are always .ps1