powershell

Install command:
brew install powershell

Command-line shell and scripting language

https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell

License: MIT

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/powershell.json

Formula code: powershell.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 7.6.9

Revision: 1

Depends on:

dotnet 10.0.403 .NET Core

Binaries: pwsh

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days189,147
Downloads1,445,889
Analytics install events (30 days)22,475
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Analytics:

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Installs22,41849,726156,563
Installs (--HEAD)57117412
Installs on Request22,41349,722156,560
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Build Errors49