PowerShell Core for Linux Administrators Cookbook

How to do it...

To list the providers in PowerShell, follow these steps:

1. Run pwsh to load PowerShell on the Terminal.
2. Run the following command:

PS> Get-PsProvider

You will get something that looks like this:

Note the providers that are available in PowerShell, and the drives and capabilities found within these providers.

3. Navigate to the Alias: drive:

PS> Set-Location Alias:
PS> Get-ChildItem

Note how the prompt is now Alias:

Note the preceding colon after the drive name (Alias: and not Alias). This is necessary for you to indicate to PowerShell ...