What is the difference between Bash and PowerShell?

Bash works with plain text streams and is standard on Linux and macOS; PowerShell passes structured objects and is standard on Windows, and also runs cross-platform via PowerShell 7.

What is the PowerShell equivalent of ls?

Get-ChildItem, which is aliased as ls and dir. Many Bash commands have PowerShell aliases for familiarity.

How do I find files by name?

Bash: find . -name '*.txt'. PowerShell: Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter *.txt.

How do I set an environment variable?

Bash: export VAR=value. PowerShell: $env:VAR = 'value'.

Can I run Bash scripts on Windows?

Yes, via WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) or Git Bash. PowerShell 7 also runs on Linux and macOS.

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Reference

Bash ⇄ PowerShell

Find the command for any task in both shells. Click any command to copy it.