** v6.0.0-rc - 2017-11-16

*** Breaking changes

- Fix `-Verbose` to not override `$ErrorActionPreference`. (#5113)
- Fix `Get-Item -LiteralPath a*b` to return error if `a*b` doesn't actually exist. (#5197)
- Remove `AllScope` from most default aliases to reduce overhead on creating new scopes. (#5268)
- Change `$OutputEncoding` default to be `UTF8` without `BOM` rather than `ASCII`. (#5369)
- Add error on legacy credential over non-HTTPS for Web Cmdlets. (#5402) (Thanks @markekraus!)
- Fix single value JSON `null` in `Invoke-RestMethod`. (#5338) (Thanks @markekraus!)
- Add `PSTypeName` Support for `Import-Csv` and `ConvertFrom-Csv`. (#5389) (Thanks @markekraus!)

*** Engine updates and fixes

- Add char range overload to the `..` operator, so `'a'..'z'` returns characters from 'a' to 'z'. (#5026) (Thanks @IISResetMe!)
- Remove `CommandFactory` because it serves no real purpose. (#5266)
- Change to not insert line breaks at console window width to output (except for tables). (#5193)
- Use `Ast` for context in parameter binding and fix to glob the native command argument only when it's not quoted. (#5188)
- Fix dynamic class assembly name. (#5292)
- Update powershell to use `2.0.4-servicing` dotnet core runtime. (#5295)
- Fix `ExecutionContext.LoadAssembly` to load with name when file cannot be found. (#5161)
- Speed up the check for suspicious content in script texts. (#5302)
- Use native `os_log` APIs on macOS for PowerShell Core logging. (#5310)
- Redirect `ETW` logging to `Syslog` on Linux. (#5144)
- Improve how we pass the array literal to native commands. (#5301)
- Make `SemanticVersion` compatible with `SemVer 2.0`. (#5037) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
- Revert refactoring changes that broke remoting to Windows PowerShell 5.1. (#5321)
- Port some fixes in `Job` for an issue that causes PowerShell to not respond. (#5258)
- Multiple improvements by `CodeRush` static analysis. (#5132) (Thanks @Himura2la!)
- Fix the Runspace cleanup issue that causes PowerShell to not respond on exit. (#5356)
- Update PowerShell to depend on new version of `psrp` and `libmi` nuget packages on Unix platforms. (#5469)

*** General cmdlet updates and fixes

- Add `-AsHashtable` to `ConvertFrom-Json` to return a `Hashtable` instead. (#5043) (Thanks @bergmeister!)
- Fix `Import-module` to not report a loaded module was not found. (#5238)
- Fix performance issues in `Add-Type`. (#5243) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
- Fix `PSUserAgent` generation for Web Cmdlets on Windows 7. (#5256) (Thanks @markekraus!)
- Remove `DCOM` support from `*-Computer` cmdlets. (#5277)
- Add multiple link header support to Web Cmdlets. (#5265) (Thanks @markekraus!)
- Use wider columns for process id and user. (#5303)
- Add `Remove-Alias` Command. (#5143) (Thanks @PowershellNinja!)
- Update `installpsh-suse.sh` to work with the `tar.gz` package. (#5309)
- Add `Jobject` serialization support to `ConvertTo-Json`. (#5141)
- Display full help with 'help' function. (#5195) (Thanks @rkeithhill!)
- Fix `help` function to not pipe to `more` if objects are returned instead of help text. (#5395)
- Fix `Unblock-File` to not write an error if the file is already unblocked. (#5362) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
- Clean up FullCLR code from Web Cmdlets. (#5376) (Thanks @markekraus!)
- Exclude cmdlets that are not supported on Unix platforms. (#5083)
- Make `Import-Csv` support `CR`, `LF` and `CRLF` as line delimiters. (#5363) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
- Fix spelling in Web Cmdlet errors. (#5427) (Thanks @markekraus!)
- Add `SslProtocol` support to Web Cmdlets. (#5329) (Thanks @markekraus!)

*** Build and Packaging Improvements

- Use `RCEdit` to embed icon and version information into `pwsh.exe`. (#5178)
- Update Docker file for Nano Server 1709 release. (#5252)
- Change VSCode build task to use `pwsh`. (#5255)
- Refactor building and packaging scripts for signing in release build workflow. (#5300)
- Always build with `-CrossGen` in CI to verify a fix in `CrossGen` tool. (#5315)
- Separate `Install-PowerShellRemoting.ps1` from `psrp.windows` nuget package. (#5330)
- Include symbols folder an embedded zip when packaging symbols. (#5333)
- Add Uniform Type Identifier conforming with Apple standards using a reverse DNS style prefix. (#5323)
- Update `Wix` toolset download link to newer version 3.11 (#5339) (Thanks @bergmeister!)
- Re-enable macOS launcher after fixing an issue that blocked macOS package generation. (#5291) (Thanks @thezim!)
- Set expected binaries and variable name for folder for symbols build. (#5357)
- Rename and update PowerShell `ETW` manifest to remove the Windows PowerShell dependency. (#5360)
- Add ability to produce `tar.gz` package for Raspbian. (#5387)
- Update `Find-Dotnet` to find dotnet with the compatible SDK. (#5341) (Thanks @rkeithhill!)
- Add signing manifest and script to update it with production values. (#5397)
- Add `install-powershell.ps1` to install PowerShell Core on windows. (#5383)
- Make `-Name` a dynamic parameter in `Start-PSPackage`. (#5415)
- Support `[package]` tag in PR CI and fix nightly build on macOS. (#5410)
- Enhance `install-powershell.ps1` to work on Linux and macOS. (#5411)
- Move the `RCEdit` step to the build phase rather than the packaging phase. (#5404)
- Allow packaging from a zip package to allow for signing. (#5418)
- Add automation to validate PowerShell Core packages using Docker containers. (#5401)
- Fix the `brew update` issue in bootstrap script. (#5400)
- Enable `install-powershell.ps1` to update the current running PowerShell Core. (#5429)
- Add standard set of VSCode workspace setting files. (#5457) (Thanks @rkeithhill!)
- Add support for installing PowerShell Core on Amazon Linux via `install-powershell.sh`. (#5461) (Thanks @DarwinJS!)
- Get `PowerShellGet` and `PackageManagement` from the PowerShell Gallery. (#5452)
- Fix `Start-PSBuild` on `WSL` if repository was already built on Windows. (#5346) (Thanks @bergmeister!)
- Fix build in VSCode and use an improved version of `tasks.json` from @rkeithhill. (#5453)
- Add scripts for signing packages in the release build workflow. (#5463)

*** Documentation and Help Content

- Fix the codebase to use the consistent copyright string. (#5210)
- Add documentation about how to create `libpsl` and `psrp.windows` nuget packages. (#5278)
- Add help strings in PowerShell banner. (#5275) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
- Change all links in `README.md` to absolute as they are being used in other places outside of GitHub. (#5354)
- Update instructions to build on VSCode based on `pwsh`. (#5368)
- Update `FAQ.md` about how to use PowerShell Core nuget packages. (#5366)
- Correct the Fedora documentation (#5384) (Thanks @offthewoll!)
- Add instructions about how to create the `PowerShell.Core.Instrumentation` nuget package. (#5396)
- Updated PowerShell to use the latest help package. (#5454)

*** Compliance Work

[Compliance](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/maintainers/issue-management.md#miscellaneous-labels)
work is required for Microsoft to continue to sign and release packages from the project as official Microsoft packages.

- Replace the word `hang` with something more appropriate and add rules about other terms. (#5213, #5297, #5358)
- Use simplified names for compliance folders (#5388)
- Add compliance label description (#5355)
- Set `requestedExecutionLevel` to `asInvoker` for `pwsh.exe` on Windows. (#5285)
- Add `HighEntropyVA` to building pwsh. (#5455)
