Appendix A. Windows PowerShell 2.0 cmdlets

WINDOWS POWERSHELL 2.0 SHIPS with some very interesting cmdlets. However, with more than 250 cmdlets on a default installation of Windows 7 (with modules loaded), the number of cmdlets can be a bit overwhelming. The following table contains a listing of the cmdlets and a description of their use.

Table A-1. Windows Powershell 2.0 cmdlets

NAME

SYNOPSIS

Add-BitsFile

Adds one or more files to an existing Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) transfer job.

Add-Computer

Adds the local computer to a domain or workgroup.

Add-Content

Adds content to the specified items, such as adding words to a file.

Add-History

Appends entries to the session history.

Add-Member

Adds a user-defined custom member to an instance ...

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