# ReadMe This e-book is intended as a 'Quick Start' guide to PowerShell for people who already know Bash or one of the other Unix shells. The book has 3 elements: * an introductory chapter which covers some PowerShell concepts * a summary list of PowerShell equivalents of Unix commands in one e-book chapter * a detailed discussion of Powershell equivalents of Unix commands, organised in the alphabetical order of the unix command --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://devops-collective-inc.gitbook.io/a-unix-person-s-guide-to-powershell/master.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.