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 ![logo][] PowerShell
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-Welcome to the PowerShell GitHub Commmunity! PowerShell is an automation and configuration management platform.
-It consists of a cross-platform (Windows, Linux and OS X) command-line shell and associated scripting language. 
+Welcome to the PowerShell GitHub Commmunity!
+PowerShell is a cross-platform (Windows, Linux and OS X) automation and configuration tool/framework that works well with your existing tools and is optimized for dealing with structured data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models.
+It includes a command-line shell, an associated scripting language and a framework for processing cmdlets. 
+
 
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