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v6.0.0-alpha.8 release of PowerShell

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@andyleejordan andyleejordan released this 12 Aug 01:34
· 6835 commits to master since this release

With 304 non-merge commits since v6.0.0-alpha.7, here are the major changes:

  • PowerSell packages pre-compiled with CrossGen
  • Get-Help content added
  • Get-Help null reference exception fixed
  • Ubuntu 16.04 support added
  • Unsupported cmdlets removed from Unix modules
  • PSReadLine long prompt bug fixed
  • PSReadLine custom key binding bug on Linux fixed
  • Default terminal colors now respected
  • Semantic Version support added
  • $env: fixed for case-sensitive variables
  • Added JSON config files to hold some settings
  • cd with no arguments now behaves as cd ~
  • ConvertFrom-Json fixed for multiple lines
  • Windows branding removed
  • .NET CoreCLR Runtime patched to version 1.0.4
  • Write-Host with unknown hostname bug fixed
  • powershell man-page added to package
  • Get-PSDrive ported to report free space
  • Desired State Configuration MOF compilation ported to Linux
  • Windows 2012 R2 / Windows 8.1 remoting enabled