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Microsoft Windows

The non-unix operating system.

CLI

Windows offers three CLi alternatives:

  • Command Prompt: Legacy
  • PowerShell: 21st Century replacement
  • WSL Linux: Windows commands and environment can be exposed to linux virtual machines

Environment Variables

  • %UserProfile%: C:\Users\[YourUsername]

Command Prompt:

set

PowerShell: 

Get-ChildItem Env:

gci env:

See also:

  • WSL: Windows Subsystem for Linux