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In this exercise, we use various help options to obtain assistance with various cmdlets.
1. | Start Windows PowerShell by using Start | Run | Windows PowerShell. The PowerShell prompt will open by default at the root of your Documents And Settings. |
2. | Use the Get-Help cmdlet to obtain help about the Get-Help cmdlet. Use the command Get-Help Get-Help as follows: get-help get-help |
3. | To obtain detailed help about the Get-Help cmdlet, use the -detailed argument as follows: get-help get-help -detailed |
4. | To retrieve technical information about the Get-Help cmdlet, use the -full argument. This is shown here: get-help get-help -full |
5. | If you only want to obtain a listing of examples of command usage, use the -examples argument as follows: get-help get-help -examples |
6. | Obtain a listing of all the informational help topics by using the Get-Help cmdlet and the about noun with the asterisk (*) wild card operator. The code to do this is shown here: get-help about* |
7. | Obtain a listing of all the help topics related to get cmdlets. To do this, use the Get-Help cmdlet, and specify the word “get” followed by the wild card operator as follows: get-help get* |
8. | Obtain a listing of all the help topics related to set cmdlets. To do this, use the Get-Help cmdlet followed by the “set” verb followed by the asterisk wild card. This is shown here: get-help set* |
9. | This concludes the one step further exercise. Exit the Windows PowerShell by typing exit and pressing Enter. |