Learning PowerCLI

Using the PowerShell object cmdlets

PowerShell has some cmdlets that are designed to work with all kinds of objects. You can easily recognize them because they all have -Noun Object. You can use the Get-Command cmdlet's –Noun parameter to find them:

PowerCLI C:\> Get-Command -Noun Object

The output of the preceding command is as follows:

CommandType Name           ModuleName
----------- ----           ----------
Cmdlet      Compare-Object Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      ForEach-Object Microsoft.PowerShell.Core
Cmdlet      Group-Object   Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Measure-Object Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      New-Object     Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Select-Object  Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Sort-Object    Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet Tee-Object ...