Get-Command can help you find PowerShell commands for a given task but this cmdlet can only search for keywords in command names and parameters.
A more sophisticated search command can be installed from the PowerShell Gallery:
Install-Module -Name PSCommandDiscovery -Scope CurrentUser -Verbose
Find-PowerShellCommand takes a keyword and returns all commands related to this keyword. It searches for your keyword in command names, command parameters, but also in returned object properties. If the found command type is a compiled application, the command also returns the type of command (GUI or console-based command).
PS> Find-PowerShellCommand -Keyword user -CommandType Function,Cmdlet,Application Command MatchType Member ------- --------- ------ Add-WinADUserGroups CommandName Get-ComputerInfo Property [string] CsUserName (read/write) Get-ComputerInfo Property [Nullable`1[[System.UInt32, Syst… Get-ComputerInfo Property [Nullable`1[[System.UInt32, Syst… Get-ComputerInfo Property [string] OsRegisteredUser (read/… Get-ComputerInfo Property [Nullable`1[[Microsoft.PowerShel… Get-Credential Property [string] UserName (readonly) Get-Culture Property [bool] UseUserOverride (readonly) Get-LocalUser CommandName Get-PnPAADUser CommandName Get-PnPTeamsUser CommandName Get-PnPUser CommandName Get-PnPUserOneDriveQuota CommandName Get-PnPUserProfileProperty CommandName Get-Process Property [timespan] UserProcessorTime (re… Get-UICulture Property [bool] UseUserOverride (readonly) DevModeRunAsUserConfig.msc Command .msc: DevModeRunAsUserConfig (Un… DsmUserTask.exe Command .exe: DsmUserTask (x64) [Gui] 10… quser.exe Command .exe: quser (x64) [Console] 10.0… (...)
The “MatchType” property reports the kind of match. Commands can be found based on a keyword match in command name, parameter name, or any of the property names of returned objects.
See https://github.com/TobiasPSP/PsCommandDiscovery for additional samples, source code, and description of all parameters.
