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		new_hackers on June 3, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Looking Forward: Support for Secure Shell Genuinely curious as to why one would use cmd.exe instead of PowerShell?

ptaipale on June 3, 2015 [–]

Because cmd.exe, or command.com, has been around for over 30 years, and lots of people have learned it. PowerShell is nice but a couple of decades overdue.

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