PS> help - powershell help system



  • Note: Officially it's Get-Help, but just help works, and also lowercase works.

    In powershell help is a function.

    TOPIC
        PowerShell Help System
    
    SHORT DESCRIPTION
        Displays help about PowerShell cmdlets and concepts.
    
    LONG DESCRIPTION
        PowerShell Help describes PowerShell cmdlets,
        functions, scripts, and modules, and explains concepts, including
        the elements of the PowerShell language.
    
        PowerShell does not include help files, but you can read the
        help topics online, or use the Update-Help cmdlet to download help files
        to your computer and then use the Get-Help cmdlet to display the help
        topics at the command line.
    
        You can also use the Update-Help cmdlet to download updated help files
        as they are released so that your local help content is never obsolete.
    
        Without help files, Get-Help displays auto-generated help for cmdlets,
        functions, and scripts.
    
    
      ONLINE HELP
        You can find help for PowerShell online in the TechNet Library
        beginning at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=108518.
    
        To open online help for any cmdlet or function, type:
    
    	Get-Help <cmdlet-name> -Online
    
      UPDATE-HELP
        To download and install help files on your computer:
    
           1. Start PowerShell with the "Run as administrator" option.
           2. Type:
    
    	  Update-Help
    
        After the help files are installed, you can use the Get-Help cmdlet to
        display the help topics. You can also use the Update-Help cmdlet to
        download updated help files so that your local help files are always
        up-to-date.
    
        For more information about the Update-Help cmdlet, type:
    
           Get-Help Update-Help -Online
    
        or go to: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=210614
    
    
      GET-HELP
        The Get-Help cmdlet displays help at the command line from content in
        help files on your computer. Without help files, Get-Help displays basic
        help about cmdlets and functions. You can also use Get-Help to display
        online help for cmdlets and functions.
    
        To get help for a cmdlet, type:
    
    	Get-Help <cmdlet-name>
    
        To get online help, type:
    
    	Get-Help <cmdlet-name> -Online
    
        The titles of conceptual topics begin with "About_".
        To get help for a concept or language element, type:
    
    	Get-Help About_<topic-name>
    
        To search for a word or phrase in all help files, type:
    
    	Get-Help <search-term>
    
        For more information about the Get-Help cmdlet, type:
    
    	Get-Help Get-Help -Online
    
        or go to: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113316
    
    
      EXAMPLES:
          Save-Help 	     : Download help files from the Internet and saves
    			       them on a file share.
          Update-Help	     : Downloads and installs help files from the
    			       Internet or a file share.
          Get-Help Get-Process   : Displays help about the Get-Process cmdlet.
          Get-Help Get-Process -Online
    			     : Opens online help for the Get-Process cmdlet.
          Help Get-Process	     : Displays help about Get-Process one page at a time.
          Get-Process -?	     : Displays help about the Get-Process cmdlet.
          Get-Help About_Modules : Displays help about PowerShell modules.
          Get-Help remoting      : Searches the help topics for the word "remoting."
    
      SEE ALSO:
          about_Updatable_Help
          Get-Help
          Save-Help
          Update-Help
    

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