PowerShell : Getting Started with PnP PowerShell Cmdlets

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Greetings for the day!!!

In this article I will discuss bit about PnP PowerShell CMDLETS.

What is PnP PowerShell?

• PnP PowerShell is a cross-platform PowerShell Module.
• It provides over 700 cmdlets that work with Microsoft 365 environments.
• These include Microsoft 365 services like
  • SharePoint Online,
  • Microsoft Teams,
  • Microsoft Planner,
  • Microsoft Power Platform,
  • Microsoft Entra,
  • Microsoft Purview,
  • Microsoft Search, and more.
• It runs on Windows, Linux and MacOS.

Installing PnP PowerShell? How do I install PnP PowerShell?

• We need PowerShell 7.4.0 or later to use PnP PowerShell.
• We can execute following PowerShell CMDLET

Install-Module PnP.PowerShell

• We have detailed article on PowerShell modules. PowerShell – Exploring Module CMDLETs – https://knowledge-junction.in/2022/12/12/__trashed-2/

Updating PnP PowerShell module

• If we have already PnP PowerShell module install, we can update to latest version by following CMDLET

Update-Module PnP.PowerShell

Executing my first PnP PowerShell

• Once we have successfully installed PnP PowerShell module, we are ready to execute the PnP PowerShell CMDLETs.
• So lets execute our first PnP PowerShell.
• Connect to one of our SharePoint Online site with following PnP PowerShell CMDLET – https://knowledgejunction1.sharepoint.com/SitePages/Home.aspx

$ClientID = "768437d1-257a-3a5e-b41a-f58213bf6d33"
PS C:\> $SiteURL = "https://knowledgejunction1.sharepoint.com/"
PS C:\> Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Interactive -ClientId $clientId
PS C:\> Get-PnPSite              

Url                                                     CompatibilityLevel
---                                                     ------------------
https://knowledgejunction1.sharepoint.com               15

Uninstalling PnP PowerShell

• We can uninstall PowerShell module using Uninstall-Module CMDLET

Uninstall-Module PnP.PowerShell -AllVersions

• All PnP PowerShell CMDLETs are listed at – https://pnp.github.io/powershell/cmdlets/

REFERENCES

• PnP PowerShell – https://pnp.github.io/powershell/
• Installing PnP PowerShell – https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/installation.html
• PowerShell – Exploring Module CMDLETs – https://knowledge-junction.in/2022/12/12/__trashed-2/
• PowerShell CMDLETs – https://pnp.github.io/powershell/cmdlets/
• PnP PowerShell articles – https://pnp.github.io/powershell/articles/index.html

Thanks for reading!!!

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