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PowerShell Cheat Sheet

Print-ready cheat sheet for PowerShell, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use

Source
PowerShell Documentation (learn.microsoft.com/powershell)
License
MIT
Variants
3 download options
Updated
2026-03-27

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Commands & Help

Get-Help Get-Process         # show help for cmdlet
Get-Help Get-Process -Online # open online docs
Get-Command *service*        # find commands by name
Get-Alias ls                 # show alias target

Common Aliases

ls → Get-ChildItemList files and directories
cd → Set-LocationChange directory
cp → Copy-ItemCopy file or directory
mv → Move-ItemMove or rename
rm → Remove-ItemDelete file or directory
cat → Get-ContentRead file contents
echo → Write-OutputPrint to pipeline
cls → Clear-HostClear console

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