| PowerShell Command | Description | |----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | `Get-ChildItem` | Lists directories | | `Copy-Item sourceFile.doc destinationFile.doc` | Copies a file (cp, copy, cpi) | | `Move-Item sourceFile.doc destinationFile.doc` | Moves a file (mv, move, mi) | | `Select-String –path c:\users\*.txt –pattern password` | Finds text within a file | | `Get-Content omar_s_passwords.txt` | Prints the contents of a file | | `Get-Location` | Gets the present directory | | `Get-Process` | Gets a process listing | | `Get-Service` | Gets a service listing | | `Get-Process \| Export-Csvprocs.csv` | Exports output to a comma-separated values (CSV) file | | `1..255 \| % {echo "10.1.2.$_"; ping -n 1 -w 100 10.1.2.$_ \| SelectString ttl}` | Launches a ping sweep to the 10.1.2.0/24 network | | `1..1024 \| % {echo ((new-object Net.Sockets.TcpClient).Connect("10.1.2.3",$_))"Port $_ is open!"} 2>$null` | Launches a port scan to the 10.1.2.3 host (scans for ports 1 through 1024) | | `Get-HotFix` | Obtains a list of all installed hotfixes | | `cd HKLM:` and then `ls` | Navigates the Windows registry | | `Get-NetFirewallRule –all` or `New-NetFirewallRule -Action Allow -DisplayName LetMeIn-RemoteAddress 10.6.6.6` | Lists and modifies the Windows firewall rules | | `Get-Command` | Gets a list of all available commands |