Reading and Remembering

Reading and Remembering: Reading Files: Get-Content, Your Command History.

Updated November 10, 2026

1. Reading Files: Get-Content (Novice): Get-Content prints a text file's lines right in PowerShell, by its name or its path, more shows a long file one screen at a time, and edit opens a file you want to change.
2. Your Command History (Apprentice): PowerShell remembers the commands you type, so the up arrow, Ctrl+R, Get-History and the prediction list bring back a long command instead of making you type it again.