PowerShell mode # Number Literals 0 12345 12kb 12mb 12gB 12Tb 12PB 12L 12D 12lkb 12dtb 1.234 1.234e56 1. 1.e2 .2 .2e34 1.2MB 1.kb .1dTb 1.e1gb 0x1 0xabcdef 0x3tb 0xelmb # String Literals 'Literal escaping''' 'Literal $variable' "Escaping 1`"" "Escaping 2""" "Escaped `$variable" "Text, $variable and more text" "Text, ${variable with spaces} and more text." "Text, $($expression + 3) and more text." "Text, $("interpolation $("inception")") and more text." @" Multiline string "@ # -- @" Multiline string with quotes "' "@ # -- @' Multiline literal string with quotes "' '@ # Array and Hash literals @( 'a','b','c' ) @{ 'key': 'value' } # Variables $Variable = 5 $global:variable = 5 ${Variable with spaces} = 5 # Operators = += -= *= /= %= ++ -- .. -f * / % + - -not ! -bnot -split -isplit -csplit -join -is -isnot -as -eq -ieq -ceq -ne -ine -cne -gt -igt -cgt -ge -ige -cge -lt -ilt -clt -le -ile -cle -like -ilike -clike -notlike -inotlike -cnotlike -match -imatch -cmatch -notmatch -inotmatch -cnotmatch -contains -icontains -ccontains -notcontains -inotcontains -cnotcontains -replace -ireplace -creplace -band -bor -bxor -and -or -xor # Punctuation () [] {} , : ` = ; . # Keywords elseif begin function for foreach return else trap while do data dynamicparam until end break if throw param continue finally in switch exit filter from try process catch # Built-in variables $$ $? $^ $_ $args $ConfirmPreference $ConsoleFileName $DebugPreference $Error $ErrorActionPreference $ErrorView $ExecutionContext $false $FormatEnumerationLimit $HOME $Host $input $MaximumAliasCount $MaximumDriveCount $MaximumErrorCount $MaximumFunctionCount $MaximumHistoryCount $MaximumVariableCount $MyInvocation $NestedPromptLevel $null $OutputEncoding $PID $PROFILE $ProgressPreference $PSBoundParameters $PSCommandPath $PSCulture $PSDefaultParameterValues $PSEmailServer $PSHOME $PSScriptRoot $PSSessionApplicationName $PSSessionConfigurationName $PSSessionOption $PSUICulture $PSVersionTable $PWD $ShellId $StackTrace $true $VerbosePreference $WarningPreference $WhatIfPreference $true $false $null # Built-in functions A: Add-Computer Add-Content Add-History Add-Member Add-PSSnapin Add-Type B: C: Checkpoint-Computer Clear-Content Clear-EventLog Clear-History Clear-Host Clear-Item Clear-ItemProperty Clear-Variable Compare-Object Complete-Transaction Connect-PSSession ConvertFrom-Csv ConvertFrom-Json ConvertFrom-SecureString ConvertFrom-StringData Convert-Path ConvertTo-Csv ConvertTo-Html ConvertTo-Json ConvertTo-SecureString ConvertTo-Xml Copy-Item Copy-ItemProperty D: Debug-Process Disable-ComputerRestore Disable-PSBreakpoint Disable-PSRemoting Disable-PSSessionConfiguration Disconnect-PSSession E: Enable-ComputerRestore Enable-PSBreakpoint Enable-PSRemoting Enable-PSSessionConfiguration Enter-PSSession Exit-PSSession Export-Alias Export-Clixml Export-Console Export-Counter Export-Csv Export-FormatData Export-ModuleMember Export-PSSession F: ForEach-Object Format-Custom Format-List Format-Table Format-Wide G: Get-Acl Get-Alias Get-AuthenticodeSignature Get-ChildItem Get-Command Get-ComputerRestorePoint Get-Content Get-ControlPanelItem Get-Counter Get-Credential Get-Culture Get-Date Get-Event Get-EventLog Get-EventSubscriber Get-ExecutionPolicy Get-FormatData Get-Help Get-History Get-Host Get-HotFix Get-Item Get-ItemProperty Get-Job Get-Location Get-Member Get-Module Get-PfxCertificate Get-Process Get-PSBreakpoint Get-PSCallStack Get-PSDrive Get-PSProvider Get-PSSession Get-PSSessionConfiguration Get-PSSnapin Get-Random Get-Service Get-TraceSource Get-Transaction Get-TypeData Get-UICulture Get-Unique Get-Variable Get-Verb Get-WinEvent Get-WmiObject Group-Object H: help I: Import-Alias Import-Clixml Import-Counter Import-Csv Import-LocalizedData Import-Module Import-PSSession ImportSystemModules Invoke-Command Invoke-Expression Invoke-History Invoke-Item Invoke-RestMethod Invoke-WebRequest Invoke-WmiMethod J: Join-Path K: L: Limit-EventLog M: Measure-Command Measure-Object mkdir more Move-Item Move-ItemProperty N: New-Alias New-Event New-EventLog New-Item New-ItemProperty New-Module New-ModuleManifest New-Object New-PSDrive New-PSSession New-PSSessionConfigurationFile New-PSSessionOption New-PSTransportOption New-Service New-TimeSpan New-Variable New-WebServiceProxy New-WinEvent O: oss Out-Default Out-File Out-GridView Out-Host Out-Null Out-Printer Out-String P: Pause Pop-Location prompt Push-Location Q: R: Read-Host Receive-Job Receive-PSSession Register-EngineEvent Register-ObjectEvent Register-PSSessionConfiguration Register-WmiEvent Remove-Computer Remove-Event Remove-EventLog Remove-Item Remove-ItemProperty Remove-Job Remove-Module Remove-PSBreakpoint Remove-PSDrive Remove-PSSession Remove-PSSnapin Remove-TypeData Remove-Variable Remove-WmiObject Rename-Computer Rename-Item Rename-ItemProperty Reset-ComputerMachinePassword Resolve-Path Restart-Computer Restart-Service Restore-Computer Resume-Job Resume-Service S: Save-Help Select-Object Select-String Select-Xml Send-MailMessage Set-Acl Set-Alias Set-AuthenticodeSignature Set-Content Set-Date Set-ExecutionPolicy Set-Item Set-ItemProperty Set-Location Set-PSBreakpoint Set-PSDebug Set-PSSessionConfiguration Set-Service Set-StrictMode Set-TraceSource Set-Variable Set-WmiInstance Show-Command Show-ControlPanelItem Show-EventLog Sort-Object Split-Path Start-Job Start-Process Start-Service Start-Sleep Start-Transaction Start-Transcript Stop-Computer Stop-Job Stop-Process Stop-Service Stop-Transcript Suspend-Job Suspend-Service T: TabExpansion2 Tee-Object Test-ComputerSecureChannel Test-Connection Test-ModuleManifest Test-Path Test-PSSessionConfigurationFile Trace-Command U: Unblock-File Undo-Transaction Unregister-Event Unregister-PSSessionConfiguration Update-FormatData Update-Help Update-List Update-TypeData Use-Transaction V: W: Wait-Event Wait-Job Wait-Process Where-Object Write-Debug Write-Error Write-EventLog Write-Host Write-Output Write-Progress Write-Verbose Write-Warning X: Y: Z: MIME types defined: application/x-powershell.