Welcome to the PowerShell GitHub Community! PowerShell is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux, and macOS) automation and configuration tool/framework that works well with your existing tools and is optimized for dealing with structured data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models. It includes a command-line shell, an associated scripting language and a framework for processing cmdlets.
If you are new to PowerShell and would like to learn more, we recommend reviewing the getting started documentation.
You can download and install a PowerShell package for any of the following platforms.
| Platform | Downloads | How to Install |
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| Windows 10 / Server 2016 | .msi | Instructions |
| Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2 | .msi | Instructions |
| Ubuntu 16.04 | .deb | Instructions |
| Ubuntu 14.04 | .deb | Instructions |
| CentOS 7 | .rpm | Instructions |
| macOS 10.11 | .pkg | Instructions |
| Docker | Instructions |
To install a specific version, visit releases.
Want to chat with other members of the PowerShell community?
We have a Gitter Room which you can join below.
There is also the community driven PowerShell Slack Team which you can sign up for at Slack Signup.
| Linux | Windows | macOS |
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| Instructions | Instructions | Instructions |
If you have any problems building, please consult the developer FAQ.
| AppVeyor (Windows) | Travis CI (Linux / macOS) |
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The PowerShell repository has a number of other repositories embedded as submodules.
To make things easy, you can just clone recursively:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell.gitIf you already cloned but forgot to use --recursive, you can update submodules manually:
git submodule update --initSee working with the PowerShell repository for more information.
Please see the Contribution Guide for how to develop and contribute.
If you have any problems, please consult the known issues, developer FAQ, and GitHub issues. If you do not see your problem captured, please file a new issue and follow the provided template. If you are developing .NET Core C# applications targeting PowerShell Core, please check out our FAQ to learn more about the PowerShell SDK NuGet package.
Also make sure to check out our PowerShell-RFC repository for request-for-comments (RFC) documents to submit and give comments on proposed and future designs.
PowerShell is licensed under the MIT license.
Governance policy for PowerShell project is described here.
This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.