Changing CLI environment

08 Dec 2024 - jhunter

Command

powershell

Definition

While working inside the terminal you can change which shell you are using. Simple enter the name of the shell: powershell, pwsh or cmd (or powershell.exe or pwsh.exe or cmd.exe respectively).

Note that you can view the powershell version with the output of the variable $psversiontable. Windows 11 also shows PS in the terminal to let you know that you are inside powershell or pwsh.

PS C:\> $psversiontable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.4.6
...

Examples

Change to powershell

powershell

Change to pwsh

pwsh

Change to cmd

cmd