How can I switch from CMD.exe to Powershell? [closed]

Question

I have this idea that I should switch over from cmd.exe to powershell. It's so much more powerful than the tried and tested cmd.exe. It is the shell of the future for Windows.

But my facility in powershell is so limited, in comparison with cmd.exe. Around every corner I discover another seemingly small obstacle that is insurmountable.

Today I tried to ctrl-C to stop a running program, inside a powershell, and it had no effect. ??
Last time through it was "how to do a 'dir /o' in powershell?" I know how to do for loops in .cmd scripts, how do I do that in powershell?

I need some advice: First, is it a good idea to try to switch to powershell?

If so, question 2 is: what are your recommendations on how to break the cmd.exe habit?

• Should I just post every question to Stackoverflow?
• Should I dedicate a full day to learning powershell? is there a training course I can take?
• is there a good cookbook of common powershell recipes? a powershell wiki I can ingest?

Answer 1

• Perhaps this Powershell Cheat Sheat can help you. (there are PDF's if you scroll down)
• There is also this Mini Wiki entry [broken link] on Powershell
• Translating from CMD to Powershell
• Powershell Cheat Sheet
• Top 10 Tips for using Powershell (scroll down a bit)

Answer 2

To help ease the transition, remember you can always run the original DOS commands by prefixing any command with "cmd /c". E.g.

cmd /c dir /s
cmd /c start .

There are, of course, PowerShell equvialents, but this trick will help you stay productive with what you know while learning PowerShell.