PowerShell - Microsoft’s Scripting and Automation Platform

PowerShell Core is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) automation and configuration framework, which is optimized for handling of data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models. It provides object-oriented command environment with scripting language features that utilizes small programs called cmdlets to simplify configuration, administration in standalone and networked typologies.

The main features of PowerShell include:

• Create declarative configurations and custom scripts for repeatable deployments
• Enforce configuration settings and report on configuration drift
• Deploy configuration using push or pull models
• Extensible through functions, classes, scripts, and modules
• Extensible formatting system for easy output
• Extensible type system for creating dynamic types
• Built-in support for common data formats like CSV, JSON, and XML
• Robust command-line history
• Tab completion and command prediction
• Supports command and parameter aliases
• Pipeline for chaining commands
• In-console help system, similar to Unix man pages