This video focuses on ways you can use the PowerShell Get-Help cmdlet to efficiently navigate the help files. I also talk about how you can use Update-Help and Save-Help to take the PowerShell help files offline if the need arises.
Below is the code I used in the video, feel free to use it.
# Update all of the helpfiles Update-Help # Find all the modules that accept updated help Get-Module -ListAvailable | Where-Object HelpInfoUri # Save the help files to the local machine Save-help -Force -DestinationPath 'D:\SaveHelp' # Use either command below to access helpfiles Get-Help Help # The various flavors of get-help Get-Help Get-ChildItem -Full Get-Help Get-ChildItem -Detailed Get-Help Get-ChildItem -Examples Get-Help Get-ChildItem -Online # The text of the Get-Childitem help in a separate window Get-Help Get-ChildItem -ShowWindow # This command opens a separate window with a GUI to run the command Show-Command Get-ChildItem # Get all the commands beginning with get- Get-help get- # Get all the commands beginning with stop Get-help stop* # Get Help for a specific parameter of a cmdlet Get-help Get-ChildItem -Parameter Filter # Search for all about_ Helpfiles Get-Help about_* # Get the contents of the about_workflow helpfile get-help about_workflows # Create a text file containing the about_workflows get-help about_workflows | Out-File workflows.txt notepad workflows.txt
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PowerShell Get-Help cmdlet
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