Word of the Day: cmdlet

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cmdlet A cmdlet (pronounced "command-let") is a lightweight Windows PowerShell script that performs a single function. A command, in this context, is a specific order from a user to the computer's operating system or to an application to perform a service, such as "Show me all my files" or "Run this program for me." Although Windows PowerShell includes more than two hundred basic core cmdlets, administrators can also write their own cmdlets and share them. A cmdlet, which is expressed as a verb-noun pair, has a .ps1 extension. Each cmdlet has a help file that can be accessed by typing Get-Help <cmdlet-Name> -Detailed. The detailed view of the cmdlet help file includes a description of the cmdlet, the command syntax, descriptions of the parameters and an example that demonstrate use of the cmdlet. Popular basic cmdlets include: Cmdlet Function  Get-Location  get the current directory  Set-Location  change the current directory  Copy-Item  copy files  Remove-Item  remove a file or directory  Move-Item  move a file  Rename-Item  rename a file  New-Item  create a new empty file or directory Quote of the Day "The principal advantage to using a PowerShell cmdlet is the ability to automate actions using scripts." - Stephen J. Bigelow   Trending Terms PowerShell command help system command line interface Microsoft Windows PowerShell Direct Active Directory domain   Learning Center Automate Active Directory jobs with PowerShell scripts Follow these simple steps to automate Active Directory tasks with PowerShell, including creating new users from a CSV file. Is there an advantage to using SharePoint Online PowerShell cmdlets? Using a Windows PowerShell module, sys admins can automate SharePoint Online tasks that may otherwise be too time-consuming. Top 25 list of Windows PowerShell commands for administrators Administrators can learn how to use cmdlets for a variety of simple scripting tasks and manage systems with some of the more common Windows PowerShell commands. How to run PowerShell cmdlets on remote servers PowerShell is considered a local management tool, but admins also can use certain cmdlets such as Invoke-Command and New-PSSession in the scripting language to manage multiple remote servers. Ease migrations with Windows Server Migration Tools cmdlets Windows Server Migration Tools help administrators with particular tasks, such as moving features from a multi-role server into a group of single-role servers. Writing for Business I've been ______ my brain but I cannot figure out how to get this script to run. Can you have a look at it? a. wracking b. racking Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.