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* **wakeup.ps1** - sends a magic packet to the given computer, waking him up
* **zipdir.ps1** - creates a zip archive of the given folder
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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**What is PowerShell?**
What is PowerShell?
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PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
* PowerShell is cross-platform: available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS
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* PowerShell is easy to learn: see the tutorial at https://www.guru99.com/powershell-tutorial.html
* PowerShell is fully documented: see the official docs at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
**How to configure PowerShell as default shell on Linux?**
How to get PowerShell?
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Windows 7 and newer do provide PowerShell by default. For other platforms or for a newer PowerShell version please visit https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell.
How to configure PowerShell as default shell on Linux?
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Make sure PowerShell is installed, then use the `chsh` commmand as follows:
* `chsh -s /bin/powershell <username>`
**How to add the subfolder Scripts/ to the search path for command-line usage?**
How to add the subfolder Scripts/ to the search path for command-line usage?
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* **Windows:** open the environment variables dialogue and add the full path to Scripts/ to the system environment variable "Path"
* **Bash or sh:** edit .profile in your home directory and add the line: PATH="$PATH:/path/to/PowerShell/Scripts"