PowerShell cmdlets
PowerShell cmdlets are compiled DLL files that are loaded into PowerShell at runtime
Get-Process
The term get in this command is the verb, and the term process is the noun, so the cmdlet ‘‘gets’’ all the
‘‘processes’’ running on the current host.
We know this makes you wonder what other amazing cmdlets are available that you could use in your
environment. If you would like to know the basic definitions of cmdlets and other elements of all the
PowerShell commands in the current PowerShell environment, you can run the following cmdlet, as
Get-Command
PowerShell cmdlets are compiled DLL files that are loaded into PowerShell at runtime
Get-Process
The term get in this command is the verb, and the term process is the noun, so the cmdlet ‘‘gets’’ all the
‘‘processes’’ running on the current host.
We know this makes you wonder what other amazing cmdlets are available that you could use in your
environment. If you would like to know the basic definitions of cmdlets and other elements of all the
PowerShell commands in the current PowerShell environment, you can run the following cmdlet, as
Get-Command