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Asked: 2026-06-04T08:51:47+00:00

Just started learning shell scripting..just a bit confused between the two. they seem to

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Just started learning shell scripting..just a bit confused between the two. they seem to be doing the same operation? Can someone provide any example to show their different workings?
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  1. Editorial Team

    Yes. it does.

    Cmdlet parameters can be shortened as far as they are unambiguous. Since -Recurse is the only parameter of Copy-Item that starts with R all of the following would do the same:

    -Recurse
-Recurs
-Recur
-Recu
-Rec
-Re
-R

    However, this is mainly to aid interactive typing (as are aliases). In scripts you should usually rely on the cmdlet names and the full parameter names because when a parameter is added that conflicts with your use of a shortened parameter your script would stop working (mind you, this is no guarantee; for a while PSCX added a different Get-Random cmdlet even to PowerShell 2. thus overriding the built-in one – you could use the full cmdlet names, but that becomes unwieldy quickly).

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