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   \vspace{-2pt}Published 14th September, 2026.\\
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Every cmdlet is {\bf{Verb-Noun}} & `Get-Process`, `Stop-Service`, `New-Item` \tn 
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`ls` / `dir` & `Get-ChildItem` \tn 
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`\%` & `ForEach-Object` \tn 
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`Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter *.log` & find files \tn 
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`Get-Content log.txt -Tail 20 -Wait` & live tail \tn 
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`Copy-Item src dst -Recurse` & copy folders \tn 
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`Get-Help Get-Process -Examples` & built-in examples \tn 
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`Get-Command {\emph{service}}` & discover cmdlets \tn 
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`Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending | Select-Object -First 5` & top 5 CPU hogs \tn 
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`Stop-Process -Name notepad -Force` & kill a process \tn 
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`Get-Service | Where-Object \{\$\_.Status -eq 'Running'\}` & running services \tn 
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`Restart-Service -Name Spooler` & restart a service \tn 
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`Resolve-DnsName example.com` & nslookup equivalent \tn 
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`Get-ChildItem C:\textbackslash{} -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object \{\$\_.Length -gt 100MB\} | Sort-Object Length -Descending` & find large files \tn 
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`Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser` & unblock scripts \tn 
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Cmdlets output {\bf{objects}}, not text & pipe freely \tn 
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