Core Cmdlets

 

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Windows PowerShell core Cmdlets related to data stores

 

LONG DESCRIPTION

PowerShell core Cmdlets are a set of predefined Cmdlets that provide a consistent user experience when accessing different data stores through PowerShell Providers. For example, you can use the Get-ChildItem Cmdlet whether you're accessing the Windows file system or the Windows Registry. The PowerShell Providers facilitate your connection to the data stores and allow you to use the Get-ChildItem and other core Cmdlets in a consistent manner for each data store.

 

PowerShell provides the following core Cmdlets, which are listed by the Cmdlet nouns:

 

ChildItem CMDLETS

·         Get-ChildItem

 

CONTENT CMDLETS

·         Add-Content

·         Clear-Content

·         Get-Content

·         Set-Content

 

DRIVE CMDLETS

·         Get-PSDrive

·         New-PSDrive

·         Remove-PSDrive

 

ITEM CMDLETS

·         Clear-Item

·         Copy-Item

·         Get-Item

·         Invoke-Item

·         Move-Item

·         New-Item

·         Remove-Item

·         Rename-Item

·         Set-Item

 

LOCATION CMDLETS

·         Get-Location

·         Pop-Location

·         Push-Location

·         Set-Location

 

PATH CMDLETS

·         Join-Path

·         Convert-Path

·         Split-Path

·         Resolve-Path

·         Test-Path

 

PROPERTY CMDLETS

·         Clear-ItemProperty

·         Copy-ItemProperty

·         Get-ItemProperty

·         Move-ItemProperty

·         New-ItemProperty

·         Remove-ItemProperty

·         Rename-ItemProperty

·         Set-ItemProperty

 

PROVIDER CMDLETS

·         Get-PSProvider

 

SEE ALSO

For information about any of the Cmdlets, use the help alias (for the Get-Help Cmdlet) plus the Cmdlet name. For example, to view information about the Add-Content Cmdlet, enter the following command:

 

help Add-Content