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Background

Operating systems MS-DOS Xenix DOS Shell Windows 9x

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Design

POSIX 1003.2 PHP Perl Executable Process

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Overview

Shell Program Microsoft Configuration management Console-based

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Designed by: Jeffrey Snover, Bruce Payette, James Truher (et al.)
Developer: Microsoft
Filename extensions: .ps1 (Script) · .ps1xml (XML Document) · .psc1 (Console File) · .psd1 (Data File) · .psm1 (Script Module)
First appeared: November 14, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-11-14)
Implementation language: C#
License: MIT License (but the Windows component remains proprietary)

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Overview

Shell Shell (computing)
Program Computer program
Microsoft
Configuration management
Console-based Command-line interface
Interpreter
Script Scripting language
Language Programming language
Open-source Open-source software
Cross-platform
.NET Framework
.NET
MacOS
Linux
Windows 10
Command Prompt Cmd.exe
Command shell
File Explorer
Classes Class (computer programming)
File system
Windows Registry
API Application programming interface
.NET Remoting
WS-Management
CIM Common Information Model (computing)
SSH
API
Graphical interface Graphical user interface
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Background

Operating systems Operating system
MS-DOS
Xenix
DOS Shell
Windows 9x
COMMAND.COM
Windows NT
Windows CE Windows Embedded Compact
Batch files Batch file
Software component
COM Component Object Model
Windows Script Host
Windows 98
Active Script Active Scripting
JScript
VBScript
Vulnerability vector Vulnerability (computer security)
Computer viruses Computer virus
Netsh
WMIC Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line
Intel
Sun Microsystems
Solaris Oracle Solaris
Unix
RISC
KornShell
Jeffrey Snover
Core architectural difference[s] between Windows and Linux Unix philosophy
Text file
Beta release Development stage

Design

POSIX 1003.2 POSIX
PHP
Perl
Executable
Process Process (computing)
Tab completion Command-line completion
Aliases Alias (command)
Named Named parameter
Parameters Parameter (computer science)
XML
Class Class (programming)
Attribute Attribute (computing)
Self-documented Self-documenting code
Enum Enumerated type
Property Property (programming)
Mutator Mutator method
Paths Path (computing)
Drive letters Drive letter assignment
Certificate Public key certificate
Namespaces Namespace
Windows Microsoft Windows
Windows Management Instrumentation
Pipeline Pipeline (computing)
Semantics Semantics (computer science)
Unix pipeline Pipeline (Unix)
Byte streams Bitstream
Objects Object (computer science)
Serialize Serialization (computing)
Parsing Parser
Encapsulate Encapsulation (computer programming)

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Nodes183

Edges182

Triples247

Avg. degree1.99

Density0.010929

Components1

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PowerShell

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related to Further reading · 58

PowerShell → AKA PowerShell, Andrew, Andy, Arul, Cmdlets, Developers, Don, Douglas, Ed, Finke, Guohui, Handley, Happell, Hicks, Holmes, Hosts, Idea, ISBN, Jeffery, Jon

related to Monad · 25

PowerShell → API, August, Beta, By, CLI, In, January, Jeffrey Snover, June, Linux, Los Angeles, Microsoft, Microsoft Shell, Monad, Monad Manifesto, MSH, October, Professional Development Conference, September, Snover

related to background · 20

PowerShell → Active Script, Both, CLI, COM, COMMAND, DOS Shell, It, JScript, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Shell, The Windows, The Windows NT, These, To, VBScript, Windows, Windows CE, Windows Script Host, Xenix

related to Hosting · 16

PowerShell → After, API, APIs, For, Hostcmdlet, If, InvokeAsync, Once, One, OutputPipeandErrorOutputPipeobjects, Pipeline, The, The Runspace, To, Via, When

related to PowerShell · 15

PowerShell → CTP, December, During, January, Microsoft, Monad, November, On April, RC, Release Candidate, September, The, Windows, Windows PowerShell, Windows Vista

related to Scripting · 14

PowerShell → Enclosing, GB, If, KB, L-value, MB, NET, Object, R-value, Strings, The, The PowerShell, Variables, When

related to Pipeline · 13

PowerShell → Additionally, An, Because, Defaultcmdlet, For, However, If, In, NET, To, ToString, Unix, Using

related to Philosophy · 10

PowerShell → API, APIs, In, NET, NET Framework, The, Windows, Windows Management Instrumentation, With PowerShell, WMI

Filename extensions · 8

PowerShell → .cdxml (Cmdlet Definition XML Document), .ps1 (Script), .ps1xml (XML Document), .psc1 (Console File), .psd1 (Data File), .psm1 (Script Module), .psrc (Role Capability File), .pssc (Session Configuration File)

OS · 8

PowerShell → Debian 12 and 13, Fedora 42, 43 and 44, macOS 14 and later, openSUSE 15.6 and 16.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9 and 10, Ubuntu since 22.04, Windows 11 2024 Update and later, Windows Server 2025 and later

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windows cmdlets pipeline version microsoft net via using cmdlet management server new script also support core command scripts objects allows

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
PowerShell	Designed by	Jeffrey Snover, Bruce Payette, James Truher (et al.)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Developer	Microsoft	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.ps1 (Script)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.ps1xml (XML Document)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.psc1 (Console File)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.psd1 (Data File)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.psm1 (Script Module)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.pssc (Session Configuration File)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.psrc (Role Capability File)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Filename extensions	.cdxml (Cmdlet Definition XML Document)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	First appeared	November 14, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-11-14)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Implementation language	C#	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	License	MIT License (but the Windows component remains proprietary)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	Windows 11 2024 Update and later	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	Windows Server 2025 and later	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	macOS 14 and later	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	Ubuntu since 22.04	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	Debian 12 and 13	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9 and 10	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	openSUSE 15.6 and 16.0	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	OS	Fedora 42, 43 and 44	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Paradigm	Imperative, pipeline, object-oriented, functional and reflective	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Platform	PowerShell: .NET Windows PowerShell: .NET Framework	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Preview release	7.7.0-preview.3 / July 20, 2026; 34 days ago (2026-07-20)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Stable release	7.6.5 / 14 August 2026; 9 days ago (14 August 2026)	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Typing discipline	Strong, safe, implicit and dynamic	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	Website	microsoft.com/powershell	1.00	infobox
PowerShell	is a	shell program developed by Microsoft for task automation and configuration management	0.90	text

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