Chapter 1 Quick Reference

Open table as spreadsheet

To	Do This
Use an external command-line utility	Type the name of the command-line utility while inside Windows PowerShell
Use multiple external command-line utilities sequentially	Separate each command-line utility with a semicolon on a single Windows PowerShell line
Obtain a list of running processes	Use the Get-Process cmdlet
Stop a process	Use the Stop-Process cmdlet and specify either the name or the process ID as an argument
Model the effect of a cmdlet before actually performing the requested action	Use the -whatif argument
Instruct Windows PowerShell to startup, run a cmdlet, and then exit	Use the PowerShell command while prefixing the cmdlet with the ampersand sign and enclosing the name of the cmdlet in curly brackets
Prompt for confirmation before stopping a process	Use the Stop-Process cmdlet while specifying the -confirm argument