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The command "Get-ChildItem" is used in PowerShell to retrieve a collection of child items (files, folders, or both) from a specified location. It shows a list of items contained within a directory.
The "|" character, called a pipeline operator, is used to pass the output of one command as input to another command. In this case, it is used to pass the output of "Get-ChildItem" to the "Sort-Object" command.
The "Sort-Object" command is used to sort the objects in PowerShell based on a specified property. It takes the output from the previous command (a collection of child items) and sorts it based on a default property (usually the name of the object). By default, it sorts the items in ascending order.
So, the entire command "Get-ChildItem | Sort-Object" retrieves all the child items and then sorts them in ascending order based on their default property (name). The sorted list of items is then outputted.