Where is a binary located in a Windows computer16.10.25

use powershell try:
```
where.exe powershell.exe
```

To find the PowerShell binary, you can use several methods depending on your operating system and the specific PowerShell version you are looking for.

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Finding the PowerShell Binary in Windows

The most straightforward and recommended method in PowerShell itself is to use the Get-Command cmdlet. This cmdlet is designed to retrieve information about commands, including executables. To find the full path to the PowerShell binary, you would typically use:

(Get-Command powershell.exe).Path

or for PowerShell 6 and higher (which uses pwsh.exe):

(Get-Command pwsh.exe).Path

This command leverages the Path property of the ApplicationInfo object returned by Get-Command [1] [2]. For example, if you were looking for notepad.exe, the output would be C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe [2]. The Get-Command cmdlet is object-oriented, making it easy to extract specific properties without complex parsing [1]. You can also use its alias gcm for brevity [2].

Another approach in Windows is to use where.exe. While where without the .exe extension is aliased to Where-Object in PowerShell, you can explicitly call where.exe to find the binary's location [2].

where.exe powershell.exe

where.exe pwsh.exe

This command will return the full path(s) to the executable. where.exe can return multiple matches if they exist in different locations within your system's PATH environment variable [2]. You can also set a permanent alias in your PowerShell profile, such as Set-Alias which where.exe, to mimic the which command found in Linux Bash [2].

For finding executables of running services, you can query WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) using Get-WmiObject win32_service. The PathName property of the returned objects contains the executable path [5].

(Get-WmiObject win32_service | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "ServiceName"}).PathName

Finding the PowerShell Binary in Linux/macOS

On Linux and macOS, PowerShell 6 and higher uses the binary name pwsh [4]. Similar to the which command in Bash, you can find its path using:

which pwsh

This command will output the absolute path to the pwsh binary, for example, /usr/bin/pwsh [1].
General Considerations

PowerShell Versions: Be mindful of the PowerShell version. Windows PowerShell (versions 5.1 and earlier) uses powershell.exe, while PowerShell 6 and later (often referred to as PowerShell Core) uses pwsh.exe [4].
    Aliases: PowerShell has many built-in aliases. For instance, cd is an alias for Set-Location, and gcm is an alias for Get-Command [2] [3]. Be aware of these when trying to execute external commands that might share an alias name [2].
    PATH Environment Variable: The system's PATH environment variable plays a crucial role in how executables are located. When you type a command, the operating system searches through the directories listed in PATH to find the corresponding executable [2].

By utilizing these methods, you can accurately determine the full path to the PowerShell binary on your system.

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