The Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation has successfully turned on the PowerShell Module Browser site. Earlier this month, the Microsoft Docs team announced that the PowerShell Module Browser, a web search page for finding PowerShell scripts and information, to go live.
PowerShell Module Browser site
PowerShell Module Browser Site will be used by the users to find specific cmdlets or modules. Further, a search will provide the users with a description and parameters for a script. Moreover, the users will also be able to get the script itself, which can be copied. This search portal is organized in such a way that its users will be able to select a specific PowerShell package to search within, or they can even search “all packages.”
You will no longer have to spend tens of minutes trying to figure where the right cmdlet is located, or whether a specific module is part of the PowerShell package that you just installed. All you have to do, is open the Powershell Module Browser and start searching, says Microsoft.
What is PowerShell
Windows PowerShell is an automation platform and scripting language for Windows and Windows Server. It allows users to simplify the management of their systems. PowerShell harnesses the power of the .NET Framework and thus provides rich objects and a massive set of built-in functionality in order to take control of Windows environments.
Search for PowerShell cmdlets & packages
The search process in the PowerShell Module Browser Site isn’t wholly intuitive. For instance, if a user wants to search for the Azure PowerShell Machine Learning module; then typing “Azure” gives the user a list of modules to scroll through. The actual module called “AzureRM.Machine“, can be found in this way. However, by just typing “Azure PowerShell Machine Learning” in the search box will not produce any results. The search window looks as follows:
Click on the drop-down menu under ‘All Packages’. Here you will see packages such as Azure PowerShell, Azure Stock PowerShell, etc.
Locate cmdlets more quickly
The PowerShell Module Browser Site will certainly help users more quickly locate cmdlets. Microsoft’s announcement suggested that the site may also help figure out “whether a specific module is part of the PowerShell package that the user just installed.”
What is a cmdlet
A cmdlet is a lightweight command that is used in the Windows PowerShell environment. Further, the PowerShell runtime invokes these cmdlets within the context of automation scripts, which are provided at the command line. Furthermore, the Windows PowerShell runtime also invokes them programmatically through Windows PowerShell APIs.
This website seems supplemental to the “Module Browser for Windows PowerShell ISE”.
Now read: Microsoft PowerShell Script Browser helps you find and use Script samples easily.
