{"id":12625,"date":"2016-08-16T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sapien.com\/blog\/?p=12625"},"modified":"2016-10-27T10:42:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T17:42:08","slug":"helpuri-v-helpinfouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.sapien.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/16\/helpuri-v-helpinfouri\/","title":{"rendered":"HelpUri v. HelpInfoUri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the names are similar and often confused, these properties are different. If you confuse them, the help for your PowerShell commands and modules won&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>HelpUri<\/strong> property stores the URL (http or https) of online help for a command. It&#8217;s a property of commands (cmdlets, functions, workflows). 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