PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework,
consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built using the [.NET Command Line Interface](https://github.com/dotnet/cli).
PowerShell provides full access to COM and WMI, enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both local and remote Windows, Linux and OSX systems.
If you are new to PowerShell and would like to learn more,
we recommend reviewing our [getting started documentation](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/getting-started/getting-started-with-windows-powershell).
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If you are new to GIT, we recommend you start by reviewing our [GIT basics document](docs/git/basics.md) where you will find installation instructions, cheatsheets and links to our favorite GIT tutorials.
We also recommend, reviewing an example of a [basic GIT commit walkthrough](docs/git/committing.md).
To begin development, you'll need to setup your development environment for either [Linux](docs/building/linux.md), [Windows](docs/building/windows.md) or [OSX]() and are encouraged to review our [coding guidelines and best practices](docs/coding-guidelines/coding.md) for contributors.
If you encounter issues, please see our [known issues](docs/KNOWNISSUES.md) and [FAQ](docs/FAQ.md) documents. Alternatively, you can submit a [new issue](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/new).
