How to install PowerShell on Mac

Can you run PowerShell on a Mac?

Yes, PowerShell is available for Mac. PowerShell is a cross-platform application, which means that it can run on multiple operating systems, including macOS.

How to install PowerShell on Mac

To install PowerShell on a Mac, you will first need to download the PowerShell package from the PowerShell GitHub repository.

Once the PowerShell package has been downloaded, you can double-click on it to open the installer. This will launch the PowerShell installation wizard, which will guide you through the installation process. The wizard will ask you to agree to the license terms, choose an installation location, and select any optional features you want to install.

After you have completed the installation process, you can launch PowerShell by opening the "Applications" folder on your Mac and clicking on the "PowerShell" icon. This will open a PowerShell terminal window, where you can type and run PowerShell commands.

It is important to note that PowerShell on macOS is not an exact replica of the Windows version of PowerShell.

There may be some differences in functionality and available cmdlets, and some commands that work on Windows may not work on macOS.

How do I run a PowerShell script on a Mac?

Once PowerShell is installed on your Mac, you can run a PowerShell script by opening a Terminal window and using the pwsh command to execute the script.

The pwsh command is the macOS equivalent of the powershell command on Windows, and it is used to launch the PowerShell application and run a PowerShell script.

For example, if the name of your PowerShell script is myscript.ps1, you can run it by typing the following command in the Terminal window:

pwsh myscript.ps1

This command will launch the PowerShell application and execute the commands in the myscript.ps1 script in the order in which they appear. The output of the script will be displayed in the Terminal window.

What is the equivalent of PowerShell on Mac?

The equivalent of PowerShell on Mac is the Terminal application. Terminal is a built-in application on macOS that provides access to a command-line interface, where users can enter and run commands to perform various tasks on the operating system.

While PowerShell and Terminal serve similar purposes and provide access to a command-line interface, they are not the same application.

PowerShell is a cross-platform application that was developed by Microsoft and is available on multiple operating systems, including macOS.

In contrast, Terminal is a native application on macOS and is not available on other platforms.

In terms of functionality and capabilities, PowerShell and Terminal are similar, but there may be some differences in the specific commands and options available.

For example, PowerShell includes a set of cmdlets (command-let) that provide specific functionality and can be used to perform a wide range of tasks, while Terminal provides access to a variety of Unix-based commands and utilities.