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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"The `help` function includes the `-ShowWindow` parameter on non-Windows platforms","articleBody":"### Prerequisites\n\n- [X] Write a descriptive title.\n- [X] Make sure you are able to repro it on the [latest released version](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases)\n- [X] Search the existing issues.\n- [X] Refer to the [FAQ](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md).\n- [X] Refer to [Differences between Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/scripting/whats-new/differences-from-windows-powershell).\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\n`help` is a proxy function for `Get-Help` that is loaded into the initial session state when PowerShell starts. As a proxy function, it defines all the parameters that `Get-Help` has. The definition of the proxy function was created for Windows PowerShell but never adjusted for non-Windows.\r\n\r\nSee source code - https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/73630960efa0a84475731bfbee4b46c046be72ad/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/InitialSessionState.cs#L4185-L4187\r\n\r\nThe proxy function includes the `-ShowWindow` parameter for all platforms.\n\n### Expected behavior\n\n```console\nPS /home/sdwheeler\u003e help Get-Command -ShowWindow\r\nhelp: A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'ShowWindow'.\n```\n\n\n### Actual behavior\n\n```console\nPS /home/sdwheeler\u003e help Get-Command -ShowWindow\r\nGet-Help:\r\nLine |\r\n  64 |      $help = Get-Help @PSBoundParameters\r\n     |                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r\n     | A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'ShowWindow'.\n```\n\n\n### Error details\n\n_No response_\n\n### Environment data\n\n```powershell\nPS /home/sdwheeler\u003e $PSVersionTable\r\n\r\nName                           Value\r\n----                           -----\r\nPSVersion                      7.3.5\r\nPSEdition                      Core\r\nGitCommitId                    7.3.5\r\nOS                             Linux 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Fri Jan 27 02:56:13 UTC 2023\r\nPlatform                       Unix\r\nPSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}\r\nPSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3\r\nSerializationVersion           1.1.0.1\r\nWSManStackVersion              3.0\r\n\r\nPS /home/sdwheeler\u003e lsb_release -a\r\nNo LSB modules are available.\r\nDistributor ID: Ubuntu\r\nDescription:    Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS\r\nRelease:        20.04\r\nCodename:       focal\n```\n\n\n### Visuals\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/sdwheeler","@type":"Person","name":"sdwheeler"},"datePublished":"2023-07-07T15:40:36.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/19904/PowerShell/issues/19904"}