How do I retrieve the available commands from a module?

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To know which PowerShell modules are available on a machine I use the command

Get-Module -ListAvailable

This returns a list with module-type, -name and the exported commands. But the exported commands are always empty and just displaying {}. Why is this not displayed?

Do I have to use another parameter or is there another cmdlet or method to retrieve the available commands?

score 122 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 30 '18 at 00:05

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Exported commands are not available if the module is not loaded. You need to load the module first and then execute Get-Command:

Import-Module -Name <ModuleName>
Get-Command -Module <ModuleName>

edited Dec 30 '18 at 00:05

Peter Mortensen

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answered Jun 15 '11 at 07:37

Shay Levy

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score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 14 '17 at 04:57

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Use the parameter -ListAvailable

Get-Module <moduleName> -ListAvailable | % { $_.ExportedCommands.Values }

"<moduleName>" is optional. Omit to show all available modules.

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answered Nov 23 '16 at 12:05

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My question is a bit outdated. But your reply does not work for powershell 2 because the property "ExportedCommands" is empty. Your code works properly for powershell 4 and 5. – Tom Jan 13 '17 at 09:43

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 11 '22 at 12:28

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[enter image description here][1]In the meantime this command here answers the question:

Get-Command -Module <#Your Module#>

Pretty simple...

Here the Output: https://i.stack.imgur.com/bITl0.jpg

answered May 11 '22 at 12:28

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 18 '20 at 12:08

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This will List all the commands under a module and search through them:

Get-Command -Module dbatools| ?{$_.name -match 'service'}

answered Mar 18 '20 at 12:08

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score -1 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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PowerShell 2.0 - this works for me:

Get-Module <moduleName> | % {$_.ExportedCommands.Values}

To list the loaded modules in the current session:

Get-Module

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered May 08 '18 at 17:00

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Shay Levy answered that question years ago. You gave no new input. – Tom May 14 '18 at 11:00

How do I retrieve the available commands from a module?

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PowerShell 2.0 - this works for me:

To list the loaded modules in the current session:

Linked