List/Grid Tag Archives: Update-Help
#PSTip Keeping your help files up to date
Note: This tip requires PowerShell 3.0. In PowerShell 3.0 you need to run the Update-Help cmdlet in order to stay up-to-date whenever new help content is available. The problem? You don’t know…
Improving the output of Update-Help
If you’ve updated PowerShell to version 3.0 you probably noticed that help is no longer shipped in the box. PowerShell 3.0 includes a new feature, the Updatable Help system, which…
#PSTip How do you tell which version of a module’s Help files you have installed?
Note: This tip requires PowerShell 3.0. Before you start using PowerShell 3.0, learn about the Updatable Help feature first. The about_Updatable_Help help topic is a good place to start. Also, the…
#PSTip For which system modules have you downloaded updatable help files?
When you run the new Update-Help cmdlet in PowerShell 3.0, it downloads and installs Help files, but you also get HelpInfo XML files. You can find them in $pshome and…
