How does PowerShell use the help.xml files?

When I looked at the structure of the various help.xml files in
PowerShell I jumped to the conclusion that their content was used when
I typed
get-help some-command

But if I edit and save a help.xml file PowerShell still displays the
original content.

The same happens if I close PowerShell and start again.

Is the original cached somewhere? Would I need to reboot to see
changes?

Just curious.

Andrew Watt MVP

Hi Andrew,

The article here talks about how to create help content:
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/arc...dlet-Help.aspx

If you edit a help file, a new PowerShell instance will load your changes.
I will write a blog entry about the inner workings of help system very soon.

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Krishna[MSFT]
Windows PowerShell Team
Microsoft Corporation
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"Andrew Watt [MVP]" <SVGDeveloper@aol.com> wrote in message
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> When I looked at the structure of the various help.xml files in
> PowerShell I jumped to the conclusion that their content was used when
> I typed
> get-help some-command
>
> But if I edit and save a help.xml file PowerShell still displays the
> original content.
>
> The same happens if I close PowerShell and start again.
>
> Is the original cached somewhere? Would I need to reboot to see
> changes?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Andrew Watt MVP