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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/introduction-to-powershell/2-what-is-powershell

Install / Debian

Features

Built-in help system

Pkg Mgt

Pipeline

Aliases

PowerShell differs from a traditional command-line shell in a few ways:

It operates on objects over text

In a command-line shell, you have to run scripts whose output and input might differ.

So you end up spending time formatting the output and extracting the data you need.

It has cmdlets.

Commands in PowerShell are called cmdlets

By contrast, in PowerShell you use objects as input and output.

It has many types of commands:

Unlike many other shell environments, in PowerShell, cmdlets

That means you spend less time formatting and extracting.

aliases

are built on a common runtime rather than separate executables.

cmdlets

This characteristic provides a consistent experience in parameter parsing and pipeline behavior.

functions

Cmdlets typically take object input and return objects. The core cmdlets in PowerShell are built in .NET Core and are open source.

scripts

You can extend PowerShell by using more cmdlets, scripts, and functions from the community and other sources.

native executables

Or you can build your own cmdlets in .NET Core or PowerShell.

Installation

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell?view=powershell-7.2

PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code

We recommend that you use the PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code to author your PowerShell scripts and to run the commands in this module.

PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code

This extension lets you run commands and also helps you with snippets, code completion, and syntax highlighting.

The Windows PowerShell ISE

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/windows-powershell/ise/introducing-the-windows-powershell-ise?view=powershell-7.2#:~:text=The%20Windows%20PowerShell%20Integrated%20Scripting,Windows%2Dbased%20graphic%20user%20interface.

Note:

To copy/paste in the powershell window

Windows Terminal (Windows 11 default)

This is the modern tabbed terminal that PowerShell usually opens in.

Copying text

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Select text with your mouse —

just click and drag.

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As soon as you release the mouse,

press Ctrl+C.

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The text goes straight to the clipboard.

Pasting text

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Press Ctrl+V to paste into any window

(PowerShell, Notepad, browser, etc.).

Notes

Selection is normal —

no special “mark mode.”

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Right‑click does not copy by default

(it opens the context menu).