On Windows, when I want a command line, I can choose between the native PowerShell or install the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I prefer the latter when I'm on Windows. Here's why I reach for a ...

Since these common PowerShell cmdlets do not seem to work on a Linux machine, I decided to try something a bit more basic. I decided to check and see if the Get-Command cmdlet would work.

Even if you have little experience with Linux, getting PowerShell up and running will only take a few simple steps.

In the current build of Windows 10 Technical Preview, you can open up PowerShell and use OneGet to install thousands of applications with commands such as Find-Package VLC and Install-Package Firefox.

After testing the waters for years, Microsoft has launched its first service, Azure Cloud Switch, that's based on Linux. PowerShell Core is built on the .NET Framework. It's a task-based command ...

While PowerShell on Linux isn't exactly the same as on Windows — modules and commands specific to Windows aren't usable — it's available for folks who need it.

So here are some commonly used commands you may find are part of your daily admin tasks—and the PS equivalent—to help you migrate your usage over to PowerShell.

PowerShell Core is available to Windows clients, as well as macOS and Linux devices. Learn how to install Microsoft's PSC on these operating systems.

PowerShell, the company’s flagship command-line environment for automation and systems management, will be released as an open source project and ported to Linux and MacOS.