Appendix A. Common Shell Information

Exchange Management Shell reference

This appendix provides additional information related to the Exchange Management Shell (EMS). You can use this section as a reference for finding commonly-used automatic shell variables and type accelerators, along with a listing of commonly-used EMS scripts that are installed with Exchange 2013. Additionally, common filterable properties supported by EMS cmdlets that include filter parameters are outlined in detail.

Commonly-used shell variables

PowerShell and the Exchange Management Shell provide several automatic variables. The following table provides a list of commonly-used automatic variables with a description for each one:

Variable Name

Description

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Contains the ...

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