PS> get-help get* Name Category Synopsis ---- -------- -------- Get-Verb Function Get-Verb [[-verb] ] [-Verbose] [-Debug] [-ErrorAction ] [-WarningAction ] [-ErrorVariable ] [-WarningVariable ] [-OutVariable ] [-OutBuffer ]... Get-WinEvent Cmdlet Gets events from event logs and event tracing log files on local and remote computers. Get-Counter Cmdlet Gets performance counter data from local and remote computers. Get-WSManCredSSP Cmdlet Gets the Credential Security Service Provider-related configuration for the client. Get-WSManInstance Cmdlet Displays management information for a resource instance specified by a Resource URI. Get-Command Cmdlet Gets basic information about cmdlets and other elements of Windows PowerShell commands. Get-Help Cmdlet Displays information about Windows PowerShell commands and concepts. Get-History Cmdlet Gets a list of the commands entered during the current session. Get-PSSessionConfiguration Cmdlet Gets the registered session configurations on the computer. Get-PSSession Cmdlet Gets the Windows PowerShell sessions (PSSessions) in the current session. Get-Job Cmdlet Gets Windows PowerShell background jobs that are running in the current session. Get-Module Cmdlet Gets the modules that have been imported or that can be imported into the current session. Get-PSSnapin Cmdlet Gets the Windows PowerShell snap-ins on the computer. Get-FormatData Cmdlet Gets the formatting data in the current session. Get-Event Cmdlet Gets the events in the event queue. Get-EventSubscriber Cmdlet Gets the event subscribers in the current session. Get-Alias Cmdlet Gets the aliases for the current session. Get-Culture Cmdlet Gets the current culture set in the operating system. Get-Date Cmdlet Gets the current date and time. Get-Host Cmdlet Gets an object that represents the current host program. And, displays Windows PowerShell version and regional information by default. Get-Member Cmdlet Gets the properties and methods of objects. Get-Random Cmdlet Gets a random number, or selects objects randomly from a collection. Get-UICulture Cmdlet Gets the current user interface (UI) culture settings in the operating system. Get-Unique Cmdlet Returns the unique items from a sorted list. Get-Variable Cmdlet Gets the variables in the current console. Get-PSBreakpoint Cmdlet Gets the breakpoints that are set in the current session. Get-PSCallStack Cmdlet Displays the current call stack. Get-TraceSource Cmdlet Gets the Windows PowerShell components that are instrumented for tracing. Get-EventLog Cmdlet Gets the events in an event log, or a list of the event logs, on the local or remote computers. Get-ChildItem Cmdlet Gets the items and child items in one or more specified locations. Get-Content Cmdlet Gets the content of the item at the specified location. Get-ItemProperty Cmdlet Gets the properties of a specified item. Get-WmiObject Cmdlet Gets instances of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) classes or information about the available classes. Get-Location Cmdlet Gets information about the current working location. Get-PSDrive Cmdlet Gets the Windows PowerShell drives in the current session. Get-Item Cmdlet Gets the item at the specified location. Get-PSProvider Cmdlet Gets information about the specified Windows PowerShell provider. Get-Process Cmdlet Gets the processes that are running on the local computer or a remote computer. Get-Service Cmdlet Gets the services on a local or remote computer. Get-Transaction Cmdlet Gets the current (active) transaction. Get-HotFix Cmdlet Gets the hotfixes that have been applied to the local and remote computers. Get-ComputerRestorePoint Cmdlet Gets the restore points on the local computer. Get-Acl Cmdlet Gets the security descriptor for a resource, such as a file or registry key. Get-PfxCertificate Cmdlet Gets information about .pfx certificate files on the computer. Get-Credential Cmdlet Gets a credential object based on a user name and password. Get-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet Gets the execution policies for the current session. Get-AuthenticodeSignature Cmdlet Gets information about the Authenticode signature in a file.