PowerShell cheat sheet

Random basic commands I keep forgetting, this list will surely keep growing


Add the SharePoint snap in :

Add-PSSnapIn Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Set a path :

Set-location "path"

Output the PS command in a formatted table

"randomPS-command" | Format-Table –AutoSize

Check DB status for upgrade status

Get-SPDatabase | ?{$_.NeedsUpgrade –eq $true} | Select Name

Install SP Solution to all web applications  

Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath "c:\source\CodeMonkeySolution.wsp"

Install SP Solution to all web applications, to the GAC and force it in

Install-SPSolution -Identity CodeMonkeySolution.wsp -allwebapplications -GACDeployment -force