Command-line tool

powershell

brew/powershell

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Command-line shell and scripting language cross-platform open-source powershell shell dotnet command-line pwsh

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Microsoft.PowerShell -e
scoop install pwsh

macOS

brew install powershell

Linux

brew install powershell

Start an interactive shell session

pwsh

Start an interactive shell session without loading startup configs

pwsh -NoProfile

Execute specific commands

pwsh -Command "echo 'powershell is executed'"

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