To write a value to the shell you can use the Write-Host command. It also allows you customize the console output.
$name = "Marius"
Write-Host -ForegroundColor White -BackgroundColor Black $name
To read a value from the interactive shell you can use Read-Host. This command will read a line of input from the console.
Write-Host "Please enter your age"
$age = Read-Host
Here are some common used cmdlets in Powershell:
get-help process– retrieves a list of commands available on a specific topic. For example, process
get-process– returns information on processes
get-service– returns information on the services that are installed on the computer
get-item C:\– Gets the item at the specified location
get-content C:\file.txt– returns the contents of the specified item