PowerShell
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PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
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- Updated Mar 20, 2025
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Better built-in help and command discoverability than every other popular shell. No text parsing to pipe between commands.
Just because you CAN use more than 256 characters for a command name doesn't mean you SHOULD
The great: Some features are great like auto complete and key bindings. There are even some features like tables that make powershell feature packed in a sense (powershell nushell) .
The bad: Powershell scripts are a mess. Powershell is not readable unlike most other languages. Most piping from powershell commands into programs don't work correctly. As an example `ls` always outputs a table. (eza is an alternative for that tho.)
Conclusion: Powershell has much going for it, but things like piping, terrible loops and convoluted scripts make it truly repulsive.
PowerShell on Linux https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell-on-linux?view=powershell-7.2
wait what, for liunux?