With 304 non-merge commits since v6.0.0-alpha.7, here are the major changes:

• PowerSell packages pre-compiled with CrossGen
• Get-Help content added
• Get-Help null reference exception fixed
• Ubuntu 16.04 support added
• Unsupported cmdlets removed from Unix modules
• PSReadLine long prompt bug fixed
• PSReadLine custom key binding bug on Linux fixed
• Default terminal colors now respected
• Semantic Version support added
• $env: fixed for case-sensitive variables
• Added JSON config files to hold some settings
• cd with no arguments now behaves as cd ~
• ConvertFrom-Json fixed for multiple lines
• Windows branding removed
• .NET CoreCLR Runtime patched to version 1.0.4
• Write-Host with unknown hostname bug fixed
• powershell man-page added to package
• Get-PSDrive ported to report free space
• Desired State Configuration MOF compilation ported to Linux
• Windows 2012 R2 / Windows 8.1 remoting enabled

With 294 non-merge commits since v0.6.0, here are the major changes:

• Invoke-WebRequest and Invoke-RestMethod ported to PowerShell Core
• Set PSReadLine default edit mode to Emacs on Linux
• IsCore variable renamed to IsCoreCLR
• LocalAccounts and other Windows-only assemblies excluded on Linux
• PowerShellGet fully ported to Linux
• PackageManagement NuGet provider ported
• Write-Progress ported to Linux
• Get-Process -IncludeUserName ported
• Enumerating symlinks to folders fixed
• Bugs around administrator permissions fixed on Linux
• ConvertFrom-Json multi-line bug fixed
• Execution policies fixed on Windows
• TimeZone cmdlets added back; excluded from Linux
• FileCatalog cmdlets add back for Windows
• Get-ComputerInfo cmdlet added back for Windows

Please note that this build corresponds to v0.7.0, with the version updated to reflect the upcoming PowerShell 6.0 release.

With 274 non-merge commits since v0.5.0, here are the major changes:

• Targets .NET Core 1.0 release
• PowerShellGet enabled
• [system.manage] completion issues fixed
• AssemblyLoadContext intercepts dependencies correctly
• Type catalog issues fixed
• Invoke-Item enabled for Linux and OS X
• Windows ConsoleHost reverted to native interfaces
• Portable ConsoleHost redirection issues fixed
• Bugs with pseudo (and no) TTYs fixed
• Source Depot synced to baseline changeset 717473
• SecureString stub replaced with .NET Core package

Corresponding AppVeyor build

With 255 non-merge commits since v0.4.0, here are the major changes:

• Paths given to cmdlets are now slash-agnostic (both / and \ work as directory separator)
• Lack of cmdlet support for paths with literal \ is a known issue
• .NET Core packages downgraded to build rc2-24027 (Nano's build)
• XDG Base Directory Specification is now respected and used by default
• Linux and OS X profile path is now ~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1
• Linux and OS X history save path is now ~/.local/share/powershell/PSReadLine/ConsoleHost_history.txt
• Linux and OS X user module path is now ~/.local/share/powershell/Modules
• The ~/.powershell folder is deprecated and should be deleted
• Scripts can be called within PowerShell without the .ps1 extension
• Trace-Command and associated source cmdlets are now available
• Ctrl-C now breaks running cmdlets correctly
• Source Depot changesets up to 715912 have been merged
• Set-PSBreakPoint debugging works on Linux, but not on Windows
• MSI and APPX packages for Windows are now available
• Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts is available on Windows
• Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive is available on Windows
• Linux xUnit tests are running again
• Many more Pester tests are running