Powershell 7

Basic handling of Powershell

Press F1 after typing a command to get help or type man before the command.

Press F2 to toggle prediction.

Press Tab to move to or list the next suggestion.

Press Shift + Tab to move to the previous suggestion.

Press → to accept the suggestion.

Press Ctrl + Space to list autocomplete suggestions.

Find the Powershell profile echo $profile or just $profile

Open the Powershell profile in notepad notepad $profile

Print the current PSReadLine key handlers Get-PSReadLineKeyHandler

or press Ctrl + Alt + ?

code -w - Wait for the files to be closed before returning.

code -n - Force to open a new window.

code . - Opens a new empty window.

code -r - Reuse window. Force to open in an already opened window.

code -a - Add folder(s) to the last active window.

code -g --goto <file:line[:character]> - Open a file at a specific line number.

Get-ChildItem | code - - Opens the output of the command in VS Code.

Find the file location of the Powershell history file. Edit and remove inaccurate predictions.


Get-PSReadLineOption | select-Object -Property HistorySavePath
# or
(Get-PSReadLineOption).HistorySavePath

Command	Description
pwd	Prints the current working directory.
ls	Lists the contents of the current directory.
cd	Changes the current directory.
md	Creates a new directory.
rm	Removes a file or directory.
cp	Copies a file or directory.
mv	Moves a file or directory.
cat	Displays the contents of a file.
tree	Lists the contents of a directory in a treelike format.
echo	Prints text to the console.
read	Reads input from the user.
cls	Clears the console.
exit	Exits the current shell.
help	Displays information about the builtin commands.
get-help	Displays information about a specific command.
file	Displays information about a file.
type	Displays the contents of a file.