Some common commands on PowerShell Change a Directory DOS: cd PowerShell: Set-Location List Files in a Directory DOS: dir PowerShell: Get-ChildItem Rename a File: DOS: rename PowerShell: Rename-Item To see if a DOS command has an alias, you can use the Get-Alias cmdlet. For example, Get-Alias cd shows you that cd is actually running the Set-Location cmdlet. So instead of remembering all the powershell equivalents, just remember the alias command which is Get-Alias This way just log into PowerShell and type the command Get-Alias <command line command> and you’ll get the equivalent powerShell command of it! I’ve shamelessly copied the content from this website - http://www.howtogeek.com/163127/how-powershell-differs-from-the-windows-command-prompt/ Please visit the main site for more information on PowerShell… More Power to you