Get-ChildItem -Path C:\temp

Get-ChildItem -Path C:\temp -Recurse

Get-ChildItem "c:\windows" > c:\temp\outputfile.txt

Set-Location -Path C:\Temp

Move-Item

Rename-Item

Rename-Item c:\temp\outputfile.txt c:\temp\MyDir.txt

Remove-Item

Remove-Item c:\temp\win*

Copy-Item

Copy-Item c:\temp\windowsdir.txt c:\temp\laboutput

Get-Content

Get-Content c:\temp\mydir.txt

New-Item

New-Item -itemtype directory c:\temp\Laboutput

Send output to a file

> file.txt

Append output to a file

>> file.txt

Quick creation of csv or txt files

  • Open powershell
  • Type in notepad c:\test.csv
  • Powershell prompts to create it
  • Notepad is opened and you can create your file and save