powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -C "get-process >> $env:APPDATA\test.log; cat $env:APPDATA\test.log"
Hi everyone, can someone translate what cat is in powershell? or if you're extra nice tell me what the whole script is saying?
I ran it in my VM but I'm still not understanding it.
PowerShell has rich reflection capabilities.
To learn what a given command refers to, use the Get-Command cmdlet:
# On *Windows*
PS> Get-Command cat
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Alias cat -> Get-Content
This tells you that cat is an alias for the Get-Content cmdlet.
# On *Unix*-like platforms (macOS, Linux)
PS> Get-Command cat
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Application cat 0.0.0.0 /bin/cat
This tells you that cat refers to the external program (application) located at /bin/cat (the standard cat Unix utility).
PS> Get-Alias cat
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Alias cat -> Get-Content
It is an alias to Get-Content command in powershell