Variables: `$name`

A variable is a name PowerShell keeps a value under, so $owl = "…" stores a long path once, $drawings = Get-ChildItem … keeps a whole list of files, and $owl hands the value back in any later command until you close the window.

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Cheat sheet for the lesson Variables: `$name`: A variable is a name PowerShell keeps a value under, so $owl = "…" stores a long path once, $drawings = Get-ChildItem … keeps a whole list of files, and $owl hands the value back in any later command until you close the window.
Category
PowerShell
Level
Apprentice
Tags
automatic-variable, powershell, variable