Command alias Cmdlet name Description of command

Performs an operation
% ForEach-Object against each item in a
collection of input objects.

Selects objects from a

? Where-Object collection based on their
property values.

Appends content, such as

ac Add-Content
words or data, to a file.

Adds one or more Windows

asnp Add-PSSnapIn PowerShell snap-ins to the
current session.

cat Get-Content Gets the contents of a file.

 Sets the current working
cd Set-Location location to a specified
location.

Sets the current working

chdir Set-Location location to a specified
location.

Deletes the contents of an

clc Clear-Content item, but does not delete
the item.

Clears the display in the

clear Clear-Host
host program.

Deletes entries from the

clhy Clear-History
command history.

Deletes the contents of an

cli Clear-Item item, but does not delete
the item.
 Deletes the value of a
clp Clear-ItemProperty property but does not
delete the property.

Clears the display in the

cls Clear-Host
host program.

Deletes the value of a

clv Clear-Variable
variable.

Reconnects to disconnected
cnsn Connect-PSSession
sessions

Compares two sets of

compare Compare-Object
objects.

Copies an item from one

copy Copy-Item
location to another.

Copies an item from one

cp Copy-Item
location to another.

Copies an item from one

cpi Copy-Item
location to another.
 Copies a property and value
cpp Copy-ItemProperty from a specified location to
another location.

Gets content from a

curl Invoke-WebRequest
webpage on the Internet.

Converts a path from a

Windows PowerShell path
cvpa Convert-Path
to a Windows PowerShell
provider path.

Disables the breakpoints in

dbp Disable-PSBreakpoint
the current console.

del Remove-Item Deletes files and folders.

Compares two sets of

diff Compare-Object
objects.
 Gets the files and folders in
dir Get-ChildItem
a file system drive.

dnsn Disconnect-PSSession Disconnects from a session.

Enables the breakpoints in

ebp Enable-PSBreakpoint
the current console.

Sends the specified objects

to the next command in the
pipeline. If the command is
echo Write-Output
the last command in the
pipeline, the objects are
displayed in the console.
 Exports information about
epal Export-Alias currently defined aliases to
a file.

Converts objects into a

series of comma-separated
epcsv Export-Csv
(CSV) strings and saves the
strings in a CSV file.

Imports commands from

another session and saves
epsn Export-PSSession
them in a Windows
PowerShell module.

erase Remove-Item Deletes files and folders.

Starts an interactive session

etsn Enter-PSSession
with a remote computer.
 Ends an interactive session
exsn Exit-PSSession
with a remote computer.

Uses a customized view to

fc Format-Custom
format the output.

Formats the output as a list

of properties in which each
fl Format-List
property appears on a new
line.

Performs an operation
foreach ForEach-Object against each item in a
collection of input objects.

Formats the output as a

ft Format-Table
table.
 Formats objects as a wide
fw Format-Wide table that displays only one
property of each object.

Gets the aliases for the

gal Get-Alias
current session.

Gets the breakpoints that

gbp Get-PSBreakpoint are set in the current
session.

gc Get-Content Gets the contents of a file.

Gets the files and folders in

gci Get-ChildItem
a file system drive.

gcm Get-Command Gets all commands.

Displays the current call

gcs Get-PSCallStack
stack.

Gets drives in the current

gdr Get-PSDrive
session.
 Gets a list of the commands
ghy Get-History entered during the current
session.

gi Get-Item Gets files and folders.

Gets Windows PowerShell

background jobs that are
gjb Get-Job
running in the current
session.

Gets information about the

gl Get-Location current working location or
a location stack.

Gets the properties and

gm Get-Member
methods of objects.
 Gets the modules that have
been imported or that can
gmo Get-Module
be imported into the
current session.

Gets the properties of a

gp Get-ItemProperty
specified item.

Gets the processes that are

running on the local
gps Get-Process
computer or a remote
computer.

Groups objects that contain

group Group-Object the same value for specified
properties.
 Gets the Windows
gsn Get-PSSession PowerShell sessions on local
and remote computers.

Gets the Windows

gsnp Get-PSSnapIn PowerShell snap-ins on the
computer.

Gets the services on a local

gsv Get-Service
or remote computer.

Returns unique items from a

gu Get-Unique
sorted list.

Gets the variables in the

gv Get-Variable
current console.
 Gets instances of Windows
Management
gwmi Get-WmiObject Instrumentation (WMI)
classes or information about
the available classes.

Gets a list of the commands

h Get-History entered during the current
session.

Gets a list of the commands

history Get-History entered during the current
session.

Runs commands on local

icm Invoke-Command
and remote computers.
 Runs commands or
iex Invoke-Expression expressions on the local
computer.

Runs commands from the

ihy Invoke-History
session history.

Performs the default action

ii Invoke-Item
on the specified item.

Imports an alias list from a

ipal Import-Alias
file.

Creates table-like custom

ipcsv Import-Csv objects from the items in a
CSV file.

Adds modules to the

ipmo Import-Module
current session.
 Imports commands from
ipsn Import-PSSes sion another session into the
current session.

Sends an HTTP or HTTPS

irm Invoke-RestMethod request to a RESTful web
service.

Explains how to use the

ise powershell_ise.exe PowerShell_ISE.exe
command-line tool.

Calls Windows Management

iwmi Invoke-WMIMethod Instrumentation (WMI)
methods.

Gets content from a web

iwr Invoke-WebRequest
page on the Internet.
 Stops one or more running
kill Stop-Process
processes.

lp Out-Printer Sends output to a printer.

Gets the files and folders in

ls Get-ChildItem
a file system drive.

Displays information about

man help Windows PowerShell
commands and concepts.

md mkdir Creates a new item.

Calculates the numeric

properties of objects, and
measure Measure-Object the characters, words, and
lines in string objects, such
as files of text.
 Moves an item from one
mi Move-Item
location to another.

Creates temporary and

mount New-PSDrive persistent mapped network
drives.

Moves an item from one

move Move-Item
location to another.

Moves a property from one

mp Move-ItemProperty
location to another.

Moves an item from one

mv Move-Item
location to another.

nal New-Alias Creates a new alias.

Creates temporary and

ndr New-PSDrive persistent mapped network
drives.
ni New-Item Creates a new item.

Creates a new dynamic

nmo New-Module module that exists only in
memory.

New- Creates a file that defines a

npssc
PSSessionConfigurationFile session configuration.

Creates a persistent
nsn New-PSSession connection to a local or
remote computer.

nv New-Variable Creates a new variable.

Sends output to an
ogv Out-GridView interactive table in a
separate window.

Sends output to the

oh Out-Host
command line.
 Changes the current
location to the location
most recently pushed to the
stack. You can pop the
popd Pop-Location
location from the default
stack or from a stack that
you create by using the
Push-Location cmdlet.

Gets the processes that are

running on the local
ps Get-Process
computer or a remote
computer.

Adds the current location to

pushd Push-Location
the top of a location stack.
 Gets information about the
pwd Get-Location current working location or
a location stack.

Runs commands from the

r Invoke-History
session history.

Deletes breakpoints from

rbp Remove-PSBreakpoint
the current console.

Gets the results of the

Windows PowerShell
rcjb Receive-Job
background jobs in the
current session.

Gets results of commands in

rcsn Receive-PSSession
disconnected sessions.

rd Remove-Item Deletes files and folders.

 Deletes temporary Windows
PowerShell drives and
rdr Remove-PSDrive
disconnects mapped
network drives.

Renames an item in a
ren Rename-Item Windows PowerShell
provider namespace.

ri Remove-Item Deletes files and folders.

Deletes a Windows
rjb Remove-Job
PowerShell background job.

rm Remove-Item Deletes files and folders.

rmdir Remove-Item Deletes files and folders.

Removes modules from the

rmo Remove-Module
current session.
 Renames an item in a
rni Rename-Item Windows PowerShell
provider namespace.

Renames a property of an
rnp Rename-ItemProperty
item.

Deletes the property and its

rp Remove-ItemProperty
value from an item.

Closes one or more

rsn Remove-PSSession Windows PowerShell
sessions (PSSessions).

Removes Windows
rsnp Remove-PSSnapin PowerShell snap-ins from
the current session.

rujb Resume-Job Restarts a suspended job

 Deletes a variable and its
rv Remove-Variable
value.

Resolves the wildcard

rvpa Resolve-Path characters in a path, and
displays the path contents.

Deletes an instance of an
existing Windows
rwmi Remove-WMIObject
Management
Instrumentation (WMI) class.

Starts a Windows
sajb Start-Job
PowerShell background job.
 Creates or changes an alias
(alternate name) for a
cmdlet or other command
sal Set-Alias
element in the current
Windows PowerShell
session.

Starts one or more

saps Start-Process processes on the local
computer.

Starts one or more stopped

sasv Start-Service
services.

Sets a breakpoint on a line,

sbp Set-PSBreakpoint
command, or variable.
 Replaces the contents of a
sc Set-Content file with contents that you
specify.

Selects objects or object

select Select-Object
properties.

Sets the value of a variable.

Creates the variable if one
set Set-Variable
with the requested name
does not exist.

Creates Windows
PowerShell commands in a
shcm Show-Command
graphical command
window.

Changes the value of an

si Set-Item
item to the valu