tldr/pages/windows/get-help.md

Get-Help

Display help information and documentation for PowerShell commands, aka. cmdlets. This command can only be run through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/get-help.

• Display general help information for a specific cmdlet:

Get-Help {{cmdlet}}

• Display a more detailed documentation for a specific cmdlet:

Get-Help {{cmdlet}} -Detailed

• Display the full technical documentation for a specific cmdlet:

Get-Help {{cmdlet}} -Full

• Print only the documentation for a specific parameter of the cmdlet (use * to show all parameters), if available:

Get-Help {{cmdlet}} -Parameter {{parameter}}

• Print only the examples of the cmdlet, if available:

Get-Help {{cmdlet}} -Examples

• List all available cmdlet help pages:

Get-Help *

• Update the current help and documentation knowledge base using Update-Help:

Update-Help

• View an online version of cmdlet documentation in the default web browser:

Get-Help {{cmdlet}} -Online