Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility

This section contains the help topics for the cmdlets that are installed with the Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility module. This module contains cmdlets that manage the basic features of PowerShell.

Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility

Add-Member	Adds custom properties and methods to an instance of a PowerShell object.
Add-Type	Adds a Microsoft .NET class to a PowerShell session.
Clear-Variable	Deletes the value of a variable.
Compare-Object	Compares two sets of objects.
ConvertFrom-Csv	Converts object properties in character-separated value (CSV) format into CSV versions of the original objects.
ConvertFrom-Json	Converts a JSON-formatted string to a custom object or a hash table.
ConvertFrom-Markdown	Convert the contents of a string or a file to a MarkdownInfo object.
ConvertFrom-SddlString	Converts a SDDL string to a custom object.
ConvertFrom-StringData	Converts a string containing one or more key and value pairs to a hash table.
ConvertTo-Csv	Converts .NET objects into a series of character-separated value (CSV) strings.
ConvertTo-Html	Converts .NET objects into HTML that can be displayed in a Web browser.
ConvertTo-Json	Converts an object to a JSON-formatted string.
ConvertTo-Xml	Creates an XML-based representation of an object.
Debug-Runspace	Starts an interactive debugging session with a runspace.
Disable-PSBreakpoint	Disables the breakpoints in the current console.
Disable-RunspaceDebug	Disables debugging on one or more runspaces, and releases any pending debugger stop.
Enable-PSBreakpoint	Enables the breakpoints in the current console.
Enable-RunspaceDebug	Enables debugging on runspaces where any breakpoint is preserved until a debugger is attached.
Export-Alias	Exports information about currently defined aliases to a file.
Export-Clixml	Creates an XML-based representation of an object or objects and stores it in a file.
Export-Csv	Converts objects into a series of character-separated value (CSV) strings and saves the strings to a file.
Export-FormatData	Saves formatting data from the current session in a formatting file.
Export-PSSession	Exports commands from another session and saves them in a PowerShell module.
Format-Custom	Uses a customized view to format the output.
Format-Hex	Displays a file or other input as hexadecimal.
Format-List	Formats the output as a list of properties in which each property appears on a new line.
Format-Table	Formats the output as a table.
Format-Wide	Formats objects as a wide table that displays only one property of each object.
Get-Alias	Gets the aliases for the current session.
Get-Culture	Gets the current culture set in the operating system.
Get-Date	Gets the current date and time.
Get-Error	Gets and displays the most recent error messages from the current session.
Get-Event	Gets the events in the event queue.
Get-EventSubscriber	Gets the event subscribers in the current session.
Get-FileHash	Computes the hash value for a file by using a specified hash algorithm.
Get-FormatData	Gets the formatting data in the current session.
Get-Host	Gets an object that represents the current host program.
Get-MarkdownOption	Returns the current colors and styles used for rendering Markdown content in the console.
Get-Member	Gets the properties and methods of objects.
Get-PSBreakpoint	Gets the breakpoints that are set in the current session.
Get-PSCallStack	Displays the current call stack.
Get-Random	Gets a random number, or selects objects randomly from a collection.
Get-Runspace	Gets active runspaces within a PowerShell host process.
Get-RunspaceDebug	Shows runspace debugging options.
Get-SecureRandom	Gets a random number, or selects objects randomly from a collection.
Get-TraceSource	Gets PowerShell components that are instrumented for tracing.
Get-TypeData	Gets the extended type data in the current session.
Get-UICulture	Gets the current UI culture settings in the operating system.
Get-Unique	Returns unique items from a sorted list.
Get-Uptime	Get the TimeSpan since last boot.
Get-Variable	Gets the variables in the current console.
Get-Verb	Gets approved PowerShell verbs.
Group-Object	Groups objects that contain the same value for specified properties.
Import-Alias	Imports an alias list from a file.
Import-Clixml	Imports a CLIXML file and creates corresponding objects in PowerShell.
Import-Csv	Creates table-like custom objects from the items in a character-separated value (CSV) file.
Import-LocalizedData	Imports language-specific data into scripts and functions based on the UI culture that's selected for the operating system.
Import-PowerShellDataFile	Imports values from a .PSD1 file without invoking its contents.
Import-PSSession	Imports commands from another session into the current session.
Invoke-Expression	Runs commands or expressions on the local computer.
Invoke-RestMethod	Sends an HTTP or HTTPS request to a RESTful web service.
Invoke-WebRequest	Gets content from a web page on the internet.
Join-String	Combines objects from the pipeline into a single string.
Measure-Command	Measures the time it takes to run script blocks and cmdlets.
Measure-Object	Calculates the numeric properties of objects, and the characters, words, and lines in string objects, such as files of text.
New-Alias	Creates a new alias.
New-Event	Creates a new event.
New-Guid	Creates a GUID.
New-Object	Creates an instance of a Microsoft .NET Framework or COM object.
New-TemporaryFile	Creates a temporary file.
New-TimeSpan	Creates a TimeSpan object.
New-Variable	Creates a new variable.
Out-File	Sends output to a file.
Out-GridView	Sends output to an interactive table in a separate window.
Out-Printer	Sends output to a printer.
Out-String	Outputs input objects as a string.
Read-Host	Reads a line of input from the console.
Register-EngineEvent	Subscribes to events that are generated by the PowerShell engine and by the New-Event cmdlet.
Register-ObjectEvent	Subscribes to the events that are generated by a Microsoft .NET Framework object.
Remove-Alias	Remove an alias from the current session.
Remove-Event	Deletes events from the event queue.
Remove-PSBreakpoint	Deletes breakpoints from the current console.
Remove-TypeData	Deletes extended types from the current session.
Remove-Variable	Deletes a variable and its value.
Select-Object	Selects objects or object properties.
Select-String	Finds text in strings and files.
Select-Xml	Finds text in an XML string or document.
Send-MailMessage	Sends an email message.
Set-Alias	Creates or changes an alias for a cmdlet or other command in the current PowerShell session.
Set-Date	Changes the system time on the computer to a time that you specify.
Set-MarkdownOption	Sets the colors and styles used for rendering Markdown content in the console.
Set-PSBreakpoint	Sets a breakpoint on a line, command, or variable.
Set-TraceSource	Configures, starts, and stops a trace of PowerShell components.
Set-Variable	Sets the value of a variable. Creates the variable if one with the requested name does not exist.
Show-Command	Displays PowerShell command information in a graphical window.
Show-Markdown	Shows a Markdown file or string in the console in a friendly way using VT100 escape sequences or in a browser using HTML.
Sort-Object	Sorts objects by property values.
Start-Sleep	Suspends the activity in a script or session for the specified period of time.
Tee-Object	Saves command output in a file or variable and also sends it down the pipeline.
Test-Json	Tests whether a string is a valid JSON document
Trace-Command	Configures and starts a trace of the specified expression or command.
Unblock-File	Unblocks files that were downloaded from the internet.
Unregister-Event	Cancels an event subscription.
Update-FormatData	Updates the formatting data in the current session.
Update-List	Adds items to and removes items from a property value that contains a collection of objects.
Update-TypeData	Updates the extended type data in the session.
Wait-Debugger	Stops a script in the debugger before running the next statement in the script.
Wait-Event	Waits until a particular event is raised before continuing to run.
Write-Debug	Writes a debug message to the console.
Write-Error	Writes an object to the error stream.
Write-Host	Writes customized output to a host.
Write-Information	Specifies how PowerShell handles information stream data for a command.
Write-Output	Writes the specified objects to the pipeline.
Write-Progress	Displays a progress bar within a PowerShell command window.
Write-Verbose	Writes text to the verbose message stream.
Write-Warning	Writes a warning message.