PowerShell Builtin Help

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Type help help → display how to use help, and topics.

Here's common help syntax:

powershell help screenshot 2017 05 09
powershell help dir screenshot, on linux

Press Tab Key for Name Completion

Press Tab key for name completion.

Press Tab again to see next choice.

Name completion work on options too. For example, type help dir -e then Tab.

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  1. Install, Start, Exit
  2. Help Command
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  4. list Alias
  5. Piping
  6. Env Vars
  7. Automatic Variables
  8. Write Script
  9. PowerShell vs Bash