Typical pipeline cmdlets and functions

• Cmdlet/Function         Description

• Compare-Object         Compares two objects or object collections and marks their differences
• ConvertTo-Html           Converts objects into HTML code
• Export-Clixml             Saves objects to a file (serialization)
• Export-Csv                 Saves objects in a comma-separated values file
• ForEach-Object          Returns each pipeline object one after the other
• Format-List                Outputs results as a list
• Format-Table              Outputs results as a table
• Format-Wide              Outputs results in several columns
• Get-Unique                 Removes duplicates from a list of values
• Group-Object              Groups results according to a criterion
• Import-Clixml              Imports objects from a file and creates objects out of them (deserialization)         
• Measure-Object          Calculates the statistical frequency distribution of object values or texts
• more                          Returns text one page at a time
• Out-File                      Writes results to a file
• Out-Host                    Outputs results in the console
• Out-Host -paging         Returns text one page at a time
• Out-Null                      Deletes results
• Out-Printer                  Sends results to printer
• Out-String                   Converts results into plain text
• Select-Object              Filters properties of an object and limits number of results as requested         
• Sort-Object                 Sorts results
• Tee-Object                  Copies the pipeline's contents and saves it to a file or a variable
• Where-Object              Filters results according to a criterion