title: Windows command prompt help in PowerShell
body: <p>This comes more or less from idle curiosity. I've been using DOS since the ear;y 80s, and before that CP/M-86. In the past several years, I've pretty much shifted to PowerShell. However, by habit of long standing, I still use the old DOS commands. In the Windows command prompt, I've been typing:</p>
  
  <pre><code>help dir
  help dir &gt; dirhelp.txt
  help &gt; doshelp.txt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here's the question, and the answer most probably is, "No." Is there any PowerShell command (or cmd-let) that produces help for Windows commands?</p>
  
  <p>Yeah, I know it's crazy, but inquiring minds want to know. 'gal' is the closest thing I use, but I miss the terse but useful DOS help.</p>