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powershell

Command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. See also: pwsh. 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}}

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