System State

 

SHORT DESCRIPTION

Data maintained by the Windows PowerShell when the shell is running

 

LONG DESCRIPTION

When PowerShell is running, it maintains an execution environment that is defined by the system state. The system state is a set of data that affects how PowerShell runs and how commands run in PowerShell and that provides information to those commands.

 

The system state maintains the following types of information:

 

Element	Description
Namespaces	Systems that ensure that an entity can be assigned an unambiguous label
Current working	The default location that commands point to if you do location not supply an explicit path
Shell functions	Functions created by default when you run PowerShell
Error handling	A system for handling errors through the trap utility
Shell aliases	Aliases created by default when you run PowerShell
Shell variables	Variables created by default when you run PowerShell

 

SEE ALSO

For information about namespaces, enter the following command at the PowerShell command prompt:

 

 

For information about the current working location, enter the following command:

 

 

For information about shell functions, enter the following command:

 

 

For information about shell aliases, enter the following command:

 

 

For information about shell variables, enter the following command: