Welcome to the PowerShell GitHub Community! PowerShell is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux and OS X) 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 thegetting 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 |
OS X 10.11 | .pkg | Instructions |
To install a specific version, visitreleases.
Want to chat with other members of the PowerShell community?
Linux | Windows | OS X |
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Instructions | Instructions | Instructions |
If you have any problems building, please consult the developerFAQ.
AppVeyor (Windows) | Travis CI (Linux / OS X) |
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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.git
If you already cloned but forgot to use --recursive
, you can update submodules manually:
git submodule update --init
See working with the PowerShell repository for more information.
Please see theContribution Guide for how to develop and contribute.
If you have any problems, please consult theknown issues, developerFAQ, andGitHub issues. If you do not see your problem captured, please file anew issue and follow the provided template. If you are developing .NET Core C# applications targeting PowerShell Core, pleasecheck out our FAQ to learn more about the PowerShell SDK NuGet package.
PowerShell is licensed under theMIT license.
Governance policy for PowerShell project is describedhere.
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.