about_PowerShell_Ise_exe
Short description
Explains how to use the PowerShell_Ise.exe command-line tool.
Long description
PowerShell_Ise.exe starts a Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) session. You can run it in Cmd.exe and in Windows PowerShell.
To run PowerShell_ISE.exe, type PowerShell_ISE.exe, PowerShell_ISE, or ISE.
Syntax
PowerShell_Ise[.exe]
PowerShell_ISE[.exe]
ISE[.exe]
[-File]<FilePath[]> [-NoProfile] [-MTA]
-Help | ? | -? | /? Displays the syntax and describes the command-line switches.
Parameters
-File
Opens the specified files in Windows PowerShell ISE. The parameter name ("-File") is optional. To list more than one file, enter one text string enclosed in quotation marks. Use commas to separate the file names within the string.
For example:
PowerShell_ISE -File "File1.ps1,File2.ps1,File3.xml".
Spaces between the file names are permitted in Windows PowerShell, but might not be interpreted correctly by other programs, such as Cmd.exe.
You can use this parameter to open any text file, including Windows PowerShell script files and XML files.
-Mta
Starts Windows PowerShell ISE using a multi-threaded apartment. This parameter is introduced in Windows PowerShell 3.0. Single-threaded apartment (STA) is the default.
-NoProfile
Does not run Windows PowerShell profiles. By default, Windows PowerShell profiles are run in every session.
This parameter is recommended when you are writing shared content, such as functions and scripts that will be run on systems with different profiles. For more information, see about_Profiles.
-Help -?, /?
Displays help for PowerShell_ISE.exe.
Examples
These commands start Windows PowerShell ISE. The commands are equivalent and can be used interchangeably.
PS C:> PowerShell_ISE.exe
PS C:> PowerShell_ISE
PS C:> ISE
These commands open the Get-Profile.ps1 script in Windows PowerShell ISE. The commands are equivalent and can be used interchangeably.
PS C:> PowerShell_ISE.exe -File .\Get-Profile.ps1
PS C:> ISE -File .\Get-Profile.ps1
PS C:> ISE .\Get-Profile.ps1
This command opens the Get-Backups.ps1 and Get-BackupInstance.ps1 scripts in Windows PowerShell ISE. To open more than one file, use a comma to separate the file names and enclose the entire file name value in quotation marks.
PS C:> ISE -File ".\Get-Backups.ps1,Get-BackupInstance.ps1"
This command starts Windows PowerShell ISE with no profiles.
PS C:> ISE -NoProfile
This command gets help for PowerShell_ISE.exe.
PS C:> ISE -help
