Appendix A. Cmdlets Installed with Windows PowerShell
The following cmdlets are installed with Windows PowerShell. This list gives you an idea of the sort of things you can do "out of the box" with Windows PowerShell. Please note that the description field (returned from Windows PowerShell) is often truncated in this list. To obtain more specific information on Windows PowerShell cmdlets, you can use the Get-Help cmdlet, as shown here:
Get-Help Set-Location
Table A-1. Default PowerShell Cmdlets
Name | Definition |
|---|---|
Add-Content | Add-Content [-Path] <String[… |
Add-History | Add-History [[-InputObject] … |
Add-Member | Add-Member [-MemberType] <PS… |
Add-PSSnapin | Add-PSSnapin [-Name] <String… |
Clear-Content | Clear-Content [-Path] <Strin… |
Clear-Item | Clear-Item [-Path] <String[]… ... |
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