Module and Package Commands

(A module is one type of "package" — a package which exports a bunch of cmdlets.)

1. Get-PackageProvider Lists all package providers. Currently: Chocolatey, msi, msu, NuGet, PowerShellGet, Programs
2. Install-PackageProvider -Name Chocolatey Installs the named package provider.
3. Find-Package Use PackageManagement to search all package providers for a package.
4. Find-Module Use the PowershellGet package provider to search for a module (includes looking at the PsGallery.
5. Find-Script Use the PowershellGet package provider to search for a script (includes looking at the PsGallery.
6. Install-Module Installs a module but does not load it. Requires elevation.
7. Import-Module Loads a module that is already installed or available on your machine.
8. get-module -listAvailable lists installed (i.e. available) modules. They may not have been imported (i.e. loaded)
9. get-module lists installed (i.e. available) and imported (i.e. loaded) modules.

todo How to add a path such that it shows up in $env:PSModulePath

See also

• Use Get-Module to list all available modules (packages)
• How To Completely Remove a Module
• How to remove a package provider
• PsGet Conflicts with PowershellGet
• npm tab completion with powershell (module example)