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14. Clear the screen by using the cls command. 15. Print out a listing of all the cmdlets built into Windows PowerShell. To do this, use the Get- Command cmdlet. 16. Use the Get-Command cmdlet to get the Get-Alias cmdlet. To do this, use the -name argument while supplying Get-Alias as the value for the argument. This is shown here: Get-Command -name Get-Alias This concludes the step-by-step exercise. Exit Windows PowerShell by typing exit and pressing Enter. In the following exercise, you’ll use various help options to obtain assistance with various cmdlets. Obtaining help 1. Open Windows PowerShell by choosing Start | Run | Windows PowerShell. The PowerShell prompt will open by default at the root of your Documents folder. 2. Use the Get-Help cmdlet to obtain help about the Get-Help cmdlet. Use the command Get-Help Get-Help as follows: Get-Help Get-Help 3. To obtain detailed help about the Get-Help cmdlet, use the -detailed argument as follows: Get-Help Get-Help -detailed 4. To retrieve technical information about the Get-Help cmdlet, use the -full argument. This is shown here: Get-Help Get-Help -full 5. If you only want to obtain a listing of examples of command usage, use the -examples argument as follows: Get-Help Get-Help -examples 6. Obtain a listing of all the informational help topics by using the Get-Help cmdlet and the about noun with the asterisk (*) wildcard operator. The code to do this is shown here: Get-Help about* 7. Obtain a listing of all the help topics related to get cmdlets. To do this, use the Get-Help cmdlet, and specify the word get followed by the wildcard operator as follows: Get-Help get* CHAPTER 1 Overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0 21
8. Obtain a listing of all the help topics related to set cmdlets. To do this, use the Get-Help cmdlet, followed by the set verb, followed by the asterisk wildcard. This is shown here: Get-Help set* This concludes this exercise. Exit Windows PowerShell by typing exit and pressing Enter. Chapter 1 quick reference To Do This Use an external command-line utility Type the name of the command-line utility while inside Windows PowerShell. Use multiple external command-line utilities sequentially Separate each command-line utility with a semicolon on a single Windows PowerShell line. Obtain a list of running processes Use the Get-Process cmdlet. Stop a process Use the Stop-Process cmdlet and specify either the name or the process ID as an argument. Model the effect of a cmdlet before actually performing the requested action Instruct Windows PowerShell to start up, run a cmdlet, and then exit 22 Windows PowerShell 3 Step by Step Use the -whatif argument. Use the PowerShell command while prefixing the cmdlet with & and enclosing the name of the cmdlet in curly brackets. Prompt for confirmation before stopping a process Use the Stop-Process cmdlet while specifying the -confirm argument.
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