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1 + 2 # Addition 1 - 2 # Subtraction -1 # Set negative value 1 * 2 # Multiplication 1 / 2 # Division 1 % 2 # Modulus 100 -shl 2 # Bitwise Shift-left 100 -shr 1 # Bitwise Shift-right

-and # Logical and -or # Logical or -xor # Logical exclusive or -not # Logical not ! # Logical not

Simple arithmetic: $var = 1 # Assignment. Sets the value of a variable to the specified value $var += 2 # Addition. Increases the value of a variable by the specified value $var -= 1 # Subtraction. Decreases the value of a variable by the specified value $var *= 2 # Multiplicati...

PowerShell comparison operators are comprised of a leading dash (-) followed by a name (eq for equal, gt for greater than, etc...). Names can be preceded by special characters to modify the behavior of the operator: i # Case-Insensitive Explicit (-ieq) c # Case-Sensitive Explicit (-ceq) Case-I...

Success output stream: cmdlet > file # Send success output to file, overwriting existing content cmdlet >> file # Send success output to file, appending to existing content cmdlet 1>&2 # Send success and error output to error stream Error output stream: cmdlet 2&g...

For Addition "4" + 2 # Gives "42" 4 + "2" # Gives 6 1,2,3 + "Hello" # Gives 1,2,3,"Hello" "Hello" + 1,2,3 # Gives "Hello1 2 3" For Multiplication "3" * 2 # Gives "33" 2 * "3&quot...

Replace operator: The -replace operator replaces a pattern in an input value using a regular expression. This operator uses two arguments (separated by a comma): a regular expression pattern and its replacement value (which is optional and an empty string by default). "The rain in Seattle&quo...