MegaBites-AI/Windows-powershell

1# ![logo][] PowerShell2 3Welcome to the PowerShell GitHub Community!4[PowerShell](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/overview) is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) automation and configuration tool/framework that works well with your existing tools and is optimized5for dealing with structured data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models.6It includes a command-line shell, an associated scripting language, and a framework for processing cmdlets.7 8[logo]: assets/ps_black_64.svg?sanitize=true9 10## Windows PowerShell vs. PowerShell 7+11 12Although this repository started as a fork of the Windows PowerShell codebase, changes made in this repository are not ported back to Windows PowerShell 5.1.13This also means that [issues tracked here][issues] are only for PowerShell 7.x and higher.14Windows PowerShell specific issues should be reported with the [Feedback Hub app][feedback-hub], by choosing "Apps > PowerShell" in the category.15 16[issues]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues17[feedback-hub]: https://support.microsoft.com/windows/send-feedback-to-microsoft-with-the-feedback-hub-app-f59187f8-8739-22d6-ba93-f6661294933218 19## New to PowerShell?20 21If you are new to PowerShell and want to learn more, we recommend reviewing the [getting started][] documentation.22 23[getting started]: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/learn/more-powershell-learning24 25## Get PowerShell26 27PowerShell is supported on Windows, macOS, and a variety of Linux platforms. For28more information, see [Installing PowerShell](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell).29 30## Upgrading PowerShell31 32For best results when upgrading, you should use the same install method you used when you first33installed PowerShell. The update method is different for each platform and install method.34 35## Community Dashboard36 37[Dashboard](https://aka.ms/PSPublicDashboard) with visualizations for community contributions and project status using PowerShell, Azure, and PowerBI.38 39For more information on how and why we built this dashboard, check out this [blog post](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/powershell-open-source-community-dashboard/).40 41## Discussions42 43[GitHub Discussions](https://docs.github.com/discussions/quickstart) is a feature to enable free and open discussions within the community44for topics that are not related to code, unlike issues.45 46This is an experiment we are trying in our repositories, to see if it helps move discussions out of issues so that issues remain actionable by the team or members of the community.47There should be no expectation that PowerShell team members are regular participants in these discussions.48Individual PowerShell team members may choose to participate in discussions, but the expectation is that community members help drive discussions so that team members49can focus on issues.50 51Create or join a [discussion](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/discussions).52 53## Chat54 55Want to chat with other members of the PowerShell community?56 57There are dozens of topic-specific channels on our community-driven PowerShell Virtual User Group, which you can join on:58 59* [Discord](https://discord.gg/PowerShell)60* [IRC](https://web.libera.chat/#powershell) on Libera.Chat61* [Slack](https://aka.ms/psslack)62 63## Developing and Contributing64 65Want to contribute to PowerShell? Please start with the [Contribution Guide][] to learn how to develop and contribute.66 67If you are developing .NET Core C# applications targeting PowerShell Core, [check out our FAQ][] to learn more about the PowerShell SDK NuGet package.68 69Also, make sure to check out our [PowerShell-RFC repository](https://github.com/powershell/powershell-rfc) for request-for-comments (RFC) documents to submit and give comments on proposed and future designs.70 71[Contribution Guide]: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md72[check out our FAQ]: docs/FAQ.md#where-do-i-get-the-powershell-core-sdk-package73 74## Building PowerShell75 76| Linux                    | Windows                    | macOS                   |77|--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|78| [Instructions][bd-linux] | [Instructions][bd-windows] | [Instructions][bd-macOS] |79 80If you have any problems building PowerShell, please start by consulting the developer [FAQ].81 82[bd-linux]: docs/building/linux.md83[bd-windows]: docs/building/windows-core.md84[bd-macOS]: docs/building/macos.md85[FAQ]: docs/FAQ.md86 87## Downloading the Source Code88 89You can clone the repository:90 91```sh92git clone https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell.git93```94 95For more information, see [working with the PowerShell repository](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/master/docs/git).96 97## Support98 99For support, see the [Support Section][].100 101[Support Section]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/master/.github/SUPPORT.md102 103## Legal and Licensing104 105PowerShell is licensed under the [MIT license][].106 107[MIT license]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/master/LICENSE.txt108 109### Docker Containers110 111> [!Important]112> The PowerShell container images are now [maintained by the .NET team](https://github.com/PowerShell/Announcements/issues/75). The containers at `mcr.microsoft.com/powershell` are currently not maintained.113 114License: By requesting and using the Container OS Image for Windows containers, you acknowledge, understand, and consent to the Supplemental License Terms available on [Microsoft Artifact Registry][mcr].115 116[mcr]: https://mcr.microsoft.com/en-us/product/powershell/tags117 118### Telemetry119 120Please visit our [about_Telemetry](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_telemetry)121topic to read details about telemetry gathered by PowerShell.122 123## Governance124 125The governance policy for the PowerShell project is described the [PowerShell Governance][gov] document.126 127[gov]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/community/governance.md128 129## [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)130 131Please see our [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) before participating in this project.132 133## [Security Policy](.github/SECURITY.md)134 135For any security issues, please see our [Security Policy](.github/SECURITY.md).136