---
title: "Getting VEShell Help"
description: "Veeam Virtualization Extensions Shell includes console-based help for each cmdlet. To get a cmdlet description, you can use the Windows PowerShell Get-Help cmdlet."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/mp/veshell/getting_veshell_help.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam MP VEShell Reference > About VEShell > Getting VEShell Help"
dateModified: "2026-09-10"
---

# Getting VEShell Help

Veeam Virtualization Extensions Shell includes console-based help for each cmdlet. To get a cmdlet description, you can use the Windows PowerShell `Get-Help` cmdlet.

For example, this command shows help for the [`Get-License`](get-license.md) cmdlet:

```
Get-Help Get-License
```

The command displays cmdlet name, description, syntax, related links and remarks:

[![Click the image to zoom in](images/get_help_command.png "Click the image to zoom in")](images/get_help_command.png){.toggle scale=58}

The `Get-Help` cmdlet can be used with parameters `-full`, `-details` and `-examples` and `-online`.

For example, this command opens an online help for the [`Get-License`](get-license.md) cmdlet:

```
Get-Help Get-License -online
```

The online reference version contains the most recent and the most up-to-date information about VEShell cmdlets.

In addition to the cmdlet reference, you can call the help topic on the `–VESServer` parameter:

```
Get-Help about_VESServerParameter
```

[![Click the image to zoom in](images/get_help_common_parameters.png "Click the image to zoom in")](images/get_help_common_parameters.png){.toggle scale=65}

You can see an online version of this topic at [About VESServer Parameter](connection_parameter.md).