Ganesh Joshi

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PowerShell basics

Updated 2026-02-15

PowerShell cmdlets for files, processes, and pipelines. Common aliases and script syntax.

Files and pipeline

```
Get-ChildItem / dir / ls
```
List items.
```
Set-Location path / cd
```
Change directory.
```
Get-Content file
```
Read file (cat).
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Pipe objects (not text).
```
Select-Object, Where-Object
```
Filter pipeline.

Execution and variables

Run script: .\script.ps1; execution policy Set-ExecutionPolicy. $var = value. $env:PATH. Compare to Bash: -eq, -ne, -lt; -and, -or.

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