Files
cheatsheet-tldr/tldr/windows/powershell

43 lines
1.2 KiB
Plaintext

---
syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, windows]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
---
# powershell
> Command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration.
> This command refers to PowerShell version 5.1 and below (also known as the legacy Windows PowerShell). To use the newer, cross-platform version of PowerShell (also known as PowerShell Core), use `pwsh` instead of `powershell`.
> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/powershell>.
- Start an interactive shell session:
`powershell`
- Start an interactive shell session without loading startup configs:
`powershell -NoProfile`
- Execute specific commands:
`powershell -Command "{{echo 'powershell is executed'}}"`
- Execute a specific script:
`powershell -File {{path/to/script.ps1}}`
- Start a session with a specific version of PowerShell:
`powershell -Version {{version}}`
- Prevent a shell from exit after running startup commands:
`powershell -NoExit`
- Describe the format of data sent to PowerShell:
`powershell -InputFormat {{Text|XML}}`
- Determine how an output from PowerShell is formatted:
`powershell -OutputFormat {{Text|XML}}`