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cls or clear are aliases for Clear-Host
dir is an alias for Get-ChildItem
PS C:\Users\rpaleru> get-ChildItem|Out-Host
Directory: C:\Users\rpaleru
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
d----- 3/27/2019 5:56 PM .anaconda
d----- 9/19/2019 5:55 PM .astropy
d----- 7/21/2020 7:04 PM .atom
d----- 3/27/2019 3:38 PM .cisco
d----- 4/5/2019 12:47 AM .conda
Get-Location returns a PathInfo object that contains the current path and other information.
PS C:\Users\rpaleru> Get-Location
Path
----
C:\Users\rpaleru
Piping the output to the Get-Member cmdlet displays information about the object returned by Get-Location.
PS C:\Users\rpaleru> Get-Location|Get-Member
TypeName: System.Management.Automation.PathInfo
Name MemberType Definition
---- ---------- ----------
Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object obj)
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetType Method type GetType()
ToString Method string ToString()
Drive Property System.Management.Automation.PSDriveInfo Drive {get;}
Path Property string Path {get;}
Provider Property System.Management.Automation.ProviderInfo Provider {get;}
ProviderPath Property string ProviderPath {get;}
PS C:\Users\rpaleru> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 5.1.17134.858
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.17134.858
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1