Getting history

You can recall the commands you typed in the PowerShell console using the Get-History cmdlet.

How to do it...

This is how to redisplay the console history:

  1. Open PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
  2. Run the following command:
    Get-History
    

How it works...

By default, PowerShell will keep 64 previous commands in the buffer and allow you to recall these commands when you run Get-History. The Get-History command will display the last 32 commands, but you can also specify how many lines you want to display by specifying the –Count parameter:

#get last 10
Get-History –Count 10

If you want to reexecute any of the commands that you see in your history, you can use the Invoke-History cmdlet and provide it with the history ID. For example, if you ...

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