Using the PowerShell object cmdlets

PowerShell has some cmdlets that are designed to work with all kinds of objects. You can easily recognize them because they all have the noun Object. You can use the Get-Command cmdlet -Noun parameter to find them:

PowerCLI C:\> Get-Command -Noun Object

The preceding command has the following output:

CommandType Name           Version Source
----------- ----           ------- ------
Cmdlet      Compare-Object 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      ForEach-Object 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core
Cmdlet      Group-Object   3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Measure-Object 3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      New-Object     3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Select-Object  3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Sort-Object    3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Tee-Object     3.1.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
Cmdlet      Where-Object   3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Core 

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