PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Things to Get

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find commands that “get” stuff.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I find Windows PowerShell commands that can find stuff about disks or other Windows components?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use the Get-Command cmdlet, specify the verb as Get, and then use wildcard characters to specify the noun.
          (In the following examples, GCM is an alias for the Get-Command cmdlet).

To find cmdlets that return information about disks:

gcm -verb get -noun *disk*

To find cmdlets that return information about networks:

gcm -verb get -noun *network*

To find cmdlets that return information about DNS:

gcm -verb get -noun *dns*

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