Windows-PowerShell-Scripts/Get_Help_Get_Command_Get_Member_Get_Alias.ps1 at main · Ryan-Adams57/Windows-PowerShell-Scripts · GitHub

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# Full help for a command
Get-Help Get-CimInstance -Full

# Show only examples
Get-Help Get-CimInstance -Examples

# Open online docs
Get-Help Get-CimInstance -Online

# Show help in a window
Get-Help Get-CimInstance -ShowWindow

# Find commands with wildcards
Get-Command -Name Get-*

# Explore object properties and methods
$Object = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_ComputerSystem
$Object | Get-Member

# Check what a shorthand alias means
Get-Alias -Name gcim  # gcim = Get-CimInstance