# Finding a Command: Get-Command

Get-Command searches every command PowerShell knows, by its exact name, by its verb or noun, or by part of a name with the \* wildcard, and shows what kind of command each one is and which module it comes from, without running it.

![Cheat sheet for the lesson Finding a Command: Get-Command: Get-Command searches every command PowerShell knows, by its exact name, by its verb or noun, or by part of a name with the \* wildcard, and shows what kind of command each one is and which module it comes from, without running it.](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/238c9d8e4ac0481db03c8c0de15cbbd0.webp)

- Category: PowerShell
- Level: Apprentice
- Tags: cmdlet, get-command, module, powershell, wildcard
- Updated: November 10, 2026

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