--- title: PowerShell: the object-oriented shell you didn’t know... description: Learn about PowerShell, an object-oriented shell and scripting language from Microsoft that is powerful, versatile, and has unique features compared to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/powershell-the-object-oriented-shell-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-jbm4kjumc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: PowerShell: the object-oriented shell you didn’t know you needed | daily.dev og:description: Learn about PowerShell, an object-oriented shell and scripting language from Microsoft that is powerful, versatile, and has unique features compared to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/powershell-the-object-oriented-shell-you-didn-t-know-you-needed-jbm4kjumc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JBM4kJumc.png og:image:alt: PowerShell: the object-oriented shell you didn’t know you needed og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # PowerShell: the object-oriented shell you didn’t know you needed **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 13 min read · 16 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Learn about PowerShell, an object-oriented shell and scripting language from Microsoft that is powerful, versatile, and has unique features compared to standard Unix shells. 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