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ActionPreference Enumeration

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CommandCapability Enumeration

CommandOrigin Enumeration

CommandTypes Enumeration

CompletionResultType Enumeration

ConfirmImpact Enumeration

CopyContainers Enumeration

DebuggerResumeAction Enumeration

DisplayEntryValueType Enumeration

ErrorCategory Enumeration

JobDataType Enumeration

JobState Enumeration

JobThreadOptions Enumeration

ModuleAccessMode Enumeration

ModuleType Enumeration

ProgressRecordType Enumeration

PSCredentialTypes Enumeration

PSCredentialUIOptions Enumeration

PSInvocationState Enumeration

PSLanguageMode Enumeration

PSMemberTypes Enumeration

PSMemberViewTypes Enumeration

PSModuleAutoLoadingPreference Enumeration

PSTokenType Enumeration

PSTraceSourceOptions Enumeration

PSTransactionStatus Enumeration

RemoteStreamOptions Enumeration

RemotingBehavior Enumeration

RemotingCapability Enumeration

ReturnContainers Enumeration

RollbackSeverity Enumeration

RunspaceMode Enumeration

ScopedItemOptions Enumeration

SessionCapabilities Enumeration

SessionStateCategory Enumeration

SessionStateEntryVisibility Enumeration

ShouldProcessReason Enumeration

SignatureStatus Enumeration

SigningOption Enumeration

SplitOptions Enumeration

VariableAccessMode Enumeration

WildcardOptions Enumeration

SwitchParameter Structure

PSEventReceivedEventHandler Delegate

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IBackgroundDispatcher Interface

ICommandRuntime Interface

IContainsErrorRecord Interface

IDynamicParameters Interface

IJobConverter Interface

IModuleAssemblyInitializer Interface

IResourceSupplier Interface

ActionPreferenceStopException Class

AliasAttribute Class

AliasInfo Class

AllowEmptyCollectionAttribute Class

AllowEmptyStringAttribute Class

AllowNullAttribute Class

ApplicationFailedException Class

ApplicationInfo Class

ArgumentTransformationAttribute Class

ArgumentTransformationMetadataException Class

AuthorizationManager Class

BackgroundDispatcher Class

Breakpoint Class

BreakpointUpdatedEventArgs Class

CallStackFrame Class

ChildItemCmdletProviderIntrinsics Class

Cmdlet Class

CmdletAttribute Class

CmdletBindingAttribute Class

CmdletCommonMetadataAttribute Class

CmdletInfo Class

CmdletInvocationException Class

CmdletProviderInvocationException Class

CmdletProviderManagementIntrinsics Class

CommandBreakpoint Class

CommandCompletion Class

CommandInfo Class

CommandInvocationIntrinsics Class

CommandLookupEventArgs Class

CommandMetadata Class

CommandNotFoundException Class

CommandParameterInfo Class

CommandParameterSetInfo Class

CompletionCompleters Class

CompletionResult Class

ContainerParentJob Class

ContentCmdletProviderIntrinsics Class

ConvertThroughString Class

CredentialAttribute Class

CustomPSSnapIn Class

DataAddedEventArgs Class

DataAddingEventArgs Class

Debugger Class

DebuggerStopEventArgs Class

DebugRecord Class

DefaultParameterDictionary Class

DisplayEntry Class

DriveManagementIntrinsics Class

DriveNotFoundException Class

EngineIntrinsics Class

ErrorCategoryInfo Class

ErrorDetails Class

ErrorRecord Class

ExtendedTypeDefinition Class

ExtendedTypeSystemException Class

ExternalScriptInfo Class

FilterInfo Class

FlagsExpression Generic Class

FormatViewDefinition Class

ForwardedEventArgs Class

FunctionInfo Class

GettingValueExceptionEventArgs Class

GetValueException Class

GetValueInvocationException Class

HaltCommandException Class

IncompleteParseException Class

InformationalRecord Class

InvalidJobStateException Class

InvalidPowerShellStateException Class

InvocationInfo Class

ItemCmdletProviderIntrinsics Class

ItemNotFoundException Class

Job Class

Job2 Class

JobDataAddedEventArgs Class

JobDefinition Class

JobDefinitionAttribute Class

JobIdentifier Class

JobInvocationInfo Class

JobInvocationSettings Class

JobManager Class

JobRepository Class

JobSourceAdapter Class

JobStateEventArgs Class

JobStateInfo Class

LanguagePrimitives Class

LineBreakpoint Class

ListControl Class

ListControlEntry Class

ListControlEntryItem Class

MetadataException Class

MethodException Class

MethodInvocationException Class

OutputTypeAttribute Class

PagingParameters Class

ParameterAttribute Class

ParameterBindingException Class

ParameterMetadata Class

ParameterSetMetadata Class

ParentContainsErrorRecordException Class

ParseException Class

ParsingMetadataException Class

PathInfo Class

PathInfoStack Class

PathIntrinsics Class

PipelineClosedException Class

PipelineDepthException Class

PipelineStoppedException Class

PowerShell Class

ProgressRecord Class

PropertyCmdletProviderIntrinsics Class

PropertyNotFoundException Class

ProviderCmdlet Class

ProviderInfo Class

ProviderIntrinsics Class

ProviderInvocationException Class

ProviderNameAmbiguousException Class

ProviderNotFoundException Class

ProxyCommand Class

PSAdaptedProperty Class

PSAliasProperty Class

PSArgumentException Class

PSArgumentNullException Class

PSArgumentOutOfRangeException Class

PSChildJobProxy Class

PSCmdlet Class

PSCodeMethod Class

PSCodeProperty Class

PSCommand Class

PSControl Class

PSCredential Class

PSCustomObject Class

PSDataCollection Generic Class

PSDataStreams Class

PSDebugContext Class

PSDefaultValueAttribute Class

PSDriveInfo Class

PSEngineEvent Class

PSEvent Class

PSEventArgs Class

PSEventArgsCollection Class

PSEventHandler Class

PSEventJob Class

PSEventManager Class

PSEventSubscriber Class

PSEventUnsubscribedEventArgs Class

PSInstaller Class

PSInvalidCastException Class

PSInvalidOperationException Class

PSInvocationSettings Class

PSInvocationStateChangedEventArgs Class

PSInvocationStateInfo Class

PSJobProxy Class

PSListModifier Class

PSListModifier Generic Class

PSMemberInfo Class

PSMemberInfoCollection Generic Class

PSMemberSet Class

PSMethod Class

PSMethodInfo Class

PSModuleInfo Class

PSNoteProperty Class

PSNotImplementedException Class

PSNotSupportedException Class

PSObject Class

PSObjectDisposedException Class

PSObjectPropertyDescriptor Class

PSObjectTypeDescriptionProvider Class

PSObjectTypeDescriptor Class

PSParameterizedProperty Class

PSParseError Class

PSParser Class

PSPrimitiveDictionary Class

PSProperty Class

PSPropertyAdapter Class

PSPropertyInfo Class

PSPropertySet Class

PSReference Class

PSScriptMethod Class

PSScriptProperty Class

PSSecurityException Class

PSSerializer Class

PSSessionTypeOption Class

PSSnapIn Class

PSSnapInInfo Class

PSSnapInInstaller Class

PSToken Class

PSTraceSource Class

PSTransaction Class

PSTransactionContext Class

PSTransportOption Class

PSTypeConverter Class

PSTypeName Class

PSTypeNameAttribute Class

PSVariable Class

PSVariableIntrinsics Class

PSVariableProperty Class

PSWorkflowInvocationSettings Class

ReadOnlyPSMemberInfoCollection Generic Class

RedirectedException Class

RemoteCommandInfo Class

RemoteException Class

Repository Generic Class

RunspaceInvoke Class

RunspacePoolStateInfo Class

RunspaceRepository Class

RuntimeDefinedParameter Class

RuntimeDefinedParameterDictionary Class

RuntimeException Class

ScriptBlock Class

ScriptBlockToPowerShellNotSupportedException Class

ScriptCallDepthException Class

ScriptInfo Class

ScriptRequiresException Class

SecurityDescriptorCmdletProviderIntrinsics Class

SessionState Class

SessionStateException Class

SessionStateOverflowException Class

SessionStateUnauthorizedAccessException Class

SettingValueExceptionEventArgs Class

SetValueException Class

SetValueInvocationException Class

Signature Class

SteppablePipeline Class

SupportsWildcardsAttribute Class

TableControl Class

TableControlColumn Class

TableControlColumnHeader Class

TableControlRow Class

ValidateArgumentsAttribute Class

ValidateCountAttribute Class

ValidateEnumeratedArgumentsAttribute Class

ValidateLengthAttribute Class

ValidateNotNullAttribute Class

ValidateNotNullOrEmptyAttribute Class

ValidatePatternAttribute Class

ValidateRangeAttribute Class

ValidateScriptAttribute Class

ValidateSetAttribute Class

ValidationMetadataException Class

VariableBreakpoint Class

VariablePath Class

VerboseRecord Class

VerbsCommon Class

VerbsCommunications Class

VerbsData Class

VerbsDiagnostic Class

VerbsLifecycle Class

VerbsOther Class

VerbsSecurity Class

WarningRecord Class

WideControl Class

WideControlEntryItem Class

WildcardPattern Class

WildcardPatternException Class

WorkflowInfo Class

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CommandTypes Enumeration

[This topic is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]

Defines the types of commands that Windows PowerShell can execute.

Namespace: System.Management.Automation
Assembly: System.Management.Automation (in System.Management.Automation)

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'Usage
Dim instance As CommandTypes

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[FlagsAttribute] 
public enum CommandTypes

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/** @attribute FlagsAttribute() */ 
public enum CommandTypes

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FlagsAttribute 
public enum CommandTypes

Member name	Description
Alias	The command is an alias that refers to another command.
All	The command can be any type of command.
Application	The command is an existing application (can be a console or GUI).
Cmdlet	The command is a cmdlet.
ExternalScript	The command is a Windows PowerShell script (*.ps1 files).
Filter	The command is a script filter that is defined by a script block.
Function	The command is a script function that is defined by a script block.
Script	The command is a scripts built into the runspace configuration.
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Target Platforms

Windows Developer Preview, Windows Server Developer Preview

Reference

System.Management.Automation Namespace

Other Resources

Windows PowerShell SDK

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