From 97511a9e2a2b70755a34b90552e1f0f2de187b4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dongbo Wang <dongbow@microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:55:13 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Fix the regex for '-ReleaseTag' (#5473)

---
 build.psm1                                                | 4 ++--
 tools/packaging/packaging.psm1                            | 4 ++--
 .../Images/GenericLinuxFiles/PowerShellPackage.ps1        | 4 ++--
 .../PowerShellPackage.ps1                                 | 2 +-
 tools/releaseBuild/vstsbuild.ps1                          | 8 ++++----
 5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/build.psm1 b/build.psm1
index fdc99f9768..bfa1f48593 100644
--- a/build.psm1
+++ b/build.psm1
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ function Start-PSBuild {
 
         [switch]$CrossGen,
 
-        [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+\.\d+)?$")]
+        [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\d+)?)?$")]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
         [string]$ReleaseTag
     )
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ function Publish-NuGetFeed
 {
     param(
         [string]$OutputPath = "$PSScriptRoot/nuget-artifacts",
-        [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+\.\d+)?$")]
+        [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\d+)?)?$")]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
         [string]$ReleaseTag
     )
diff --git a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1 b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
index 511aa0086f..c5a913ee54 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
+++ b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function Start-PSPackage {
         [string]$Version,
 
         [Parameter(ParameterSetName = "ReleaseTag")]
-        [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+\.\d+)?$")]
+        [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\d+)?)?$")]
         [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
         [string]$ReleaseTag,
 
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ function New-PSSignedBuildZip
         log "Setting $VstsVariableName to $zipLocationPath"
         Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=$VstsVariableName]$zipLocationPath"
     }
-    else 
+    else
     {
         return $zipLocationPath
     }
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/Images/GenericLinuxFiles/PowerShellPackage.ps1 b/tools/releaseBuild/Images/GenericLinuxFiles/PowerShellPackage.ps1
index b5ef4f0308..9b18349222 100644
--- a/tools/releaseBuild/Images/GenericLinuxFiles/PowerShellPackage.ps1
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/Images/GenericLinuxFiles/PowerShellPackage.ps1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ param (
     # Destination location of the package on docker host
     [string] $destination = '/mnt',
 
-    [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+\.\d+)?$")]
+    [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\d+)?)?$")]
     [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
     [string]$ReleaseTag,
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ try {
     Set-Location $location
     Import-Module "$location/build.psm1"
     Import-Module "$location/tools/packaging"
-    
+
     Start-PSBootstrap -Package -NoSudo
     Start-PSBuild -Crossgen -PSModuleRestore @releaseTagParam
 
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/Images/microsoft_powershell_windowsservercore/PowerShellPackage.ps1 b/tools/releaseBuild/Images/microsoft_powershell_windowsservercore/PowerShellPackage.ps1
index 080f2a5da7..152df1330d 100644
--- a/tools/releaseBuild/Images/microsoft_powershell_windowsservercore/PowerShellPackage.ps1
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/Images/microsoft_powershell_windowsservercore/PowerShellPackage.ps1
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ param (
 
     [switch] $Wait,
 
-    [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+\.\d+)?$")]
+    [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\d+)?)?$")]
     [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
     [string]$ReleaseTag,
 
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/vstsbuild.ps1 b/tools/releaseBuild/vstsbuild.ps1
index 1ef418e20d..eec59a472b 100644
--- a/tools/releaseBuild/vstsbuild.ps1
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/vstsbuild.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 param(
     [Parameter(ParameterSetName='packageSigned')]
     [Parameter(ParameterSetName='Build')]
-    [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+\.\d+)?$")]
+    [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\d+)?)?$")]
     [string]$ReleaseTag,
 
     # full paths to files to add to container to run the build
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DynamicParam {
     $Attributes = New-Object "System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection``1[System.Attribute]"
     $Attributes.Add($ParameterAttr) > $null
     $Attributes.Add($ValidateSetAttr) > $null
-    
+
     # Create the parameter
     $Parameter = New-Object "System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameter" -ArgumentList ("Name", [string], $Attributes)
     $Dict = New-Object "System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameterDictionary"
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ End {
         Import-Module (Join-Path -path $PSScriptRoot -childpath '..\packaging')
 
         # Use temp as destination if not running in VSTS
-        $destFolder = $env:temp 
+        $destFolder = $env:temp
         if($env:Build_ArtifactStagingDirectory)
         {
             # Use artifact staging if running in VSTS
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ End {
     $unresolvedRepoRoot = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot '../..'
     $resolvedRepoRoot = (Resolve-Path -Path $unresolvedRepoRoot).ProviderPath
 
-    try 
+    try
     {
         Write-Verbose "Starting build at $resolvedRepoRoot  ..." -Verbose
         Import-Module "$location/vstsBuild" -Force

From 35a46a75bc7c6441b762ee26ee69e171192607c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Plunk <travis.plunk@microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:10:19 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] add mac release build scripts (#5474)

---
 .../releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.ps1  | 65 +++++++++++++++++++
 tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.sh |  1 +
 2 files changed, 66 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.ps1
 create mode 100644 tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.sh

diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.ps1 b/tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4ee858361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# PowerShell Script to build and package PowerShell from specified form and branch
+# Script is intented to use in Docker containers
+# Ensure PowerShell is available in the provided image
+
+param (
+    # Set default location to where VSTS cloned the repository locally.
+    [string] $location = $env:BUILD_REPOSITORY_LOCALPATH,
+
+    # Destination location of the package on docker host
+    [string] $destination = '/mnt',
+
+    [ValidatePattern("^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\d+)?)?$")]
+    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
+    [string]$ReleaseTag,
+
+    [ValidateSet("zip", "tar")]
+    [string[]]$ExtraPackage
+)
+
+# We must build in /PowerShell
+
+# cleanup the folder but don't delete it or the build agent will loose ownership of the folder
+Get-ChildItem -Path /PowerShell/* -Attributes Hidden,Normal,Directory | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force
+
+# clone the repositor to the location we must build from
+git clone $location /PowerShell
+
+$releaseTagParam = @{}
+if ($ReleaseTag)
+{
+    $releaseTagParam = @{ 'ReleaseTag' = $ReleaseTag }
+}
+
+Push-Location
+try {
+    Set-Location /PowerShell
+    Import-Module "/PowerShell/build.psm1"
+    Import-Module "/PowerShell/tools/packaging"
+
+    Start-PSBootstrap -Package -NoSudo
+    Start-PSBuild -Crossgen -PSModuleRestore @releaseTagParam
+
+    Start-PSPackage @releaseTagParam
+    switch ($ExtraPackage)
+    {
+        "zip" { Start-PSPackage -Type zip @releaseTagParam }
+        "tar" { Start-PSPackage -Type tar @releaseTagParam }
+    }
+}
+finally
+{
+    Pop-Location
+}
+
+$linuxPackages = Get-ChildItem "/PowerShell/powershell*" -Include *.pkg,*.zip,*.tar.gz
+foreach ($linuxPackage in $linuxPackages)
+{
+    $filePath = $linuxPackage.FullName
+    $name = split-path -Leaf -Path $filePath
+    $extension = (Split-Path -Extension -Path $filePath).Replace('.','')
+    Write-Verbose "Copying $filePath to $destination" -Verbose
+    Write-Host "##vso[artifact.upload containerfolder=results;artifactname=$name]$filePath"
+    Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=Package-$extension]$filePath"
+    Copy-Item -Path $filePath -Destination $destination -force
+}
diff --git a/tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.sh b/tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10cfeb00ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/releaseBuild/macOS/PowerShellPackage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pwsh -command ".\PowerShellPackage.ps1 $*"

From 90f455b9ec67e38e3001a6a8599e1b45ddf1aa81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Plunk <travis.plunk@microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 18:43:14 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] fix MSI version parsing (#5475)

---
 build.psm1 | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/build.psm1 b/build.psm1
index bfa1f48593..60142869d8 100644
--- a/build.psm1
+++ b/build.psm1
@@ -1904,7 +1904,15 @@ function Get-PackageVersionAsMajorMinorBuildRevision
     } elseif (1 -lt $packageVersionTokens.Count) {
         # We have all the four fields
         $packageBuildTokens = ([regex]::Matches($packageVersionTokens[1], "\d+"))[0].value
-        $packageVersion = $packageVersion + '.' + $packageBuildTokens
+
+        if ($packageBuildTokens)
+        {
+            $packageVersion = $packageVersion + '.' + $packageBuildTokens
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            $packageVersion = $packageVersion
+        }
     }
 
     $packageVersion

From e2c7e0209971c54c78b1ffaa4fc64d7a8f13a127 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Plunk <travis.plunk@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 10:17:31 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Fix semantic version parsing (#5480)

---
 tools/packaging/packaging.psm1 | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1 b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
index c5a913ee54..4ac1211527 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
+++ b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
@@ -1088,10 +1088,10 @@ function Get-PackageSemanticVersion
     Write-Verbose "Extract the semantic version in the form of major.minor[.build-quality[.revision]] for $Version"
     $packageVersionTokens = $Version.Split('.')
 
-    if (3 -eq $packageVersionTokens.Count) {
-        # In case the input is of the form a.b.c, add a '0' at the end for revision field
-        $packageSemanticVersion = $Version,'0' -join '.'
-    } elseif (3 -lt $packageVersionTokens.Count) {
+    if ($packageVersionTokens.Count -eq 3) {
+        # In case the input is of the form a.b.c, we use the same form
+        $packageSemanticVersion = $Version
+    } elseif ($packageVersionTokens.Count -eq 4) {
         # We have all the four fields
         $packageRevisionTokens = ($packageVersionTokens[3].Split('-'))[0]
         if($NuGet.IsPresent)

From 58f978001b34df0e31ae2b22b10103b406c9311e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dongbo Wang <dongbow@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:19:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Update the ChangeLog.md for RC release (#5483)

---
 .spelling    |   5 +++
 CHANGELOG.md | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 114 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.spelling b/.spelling
index 6cebe49198..47ef3542f3 100644
--- a/.spelling
+++ b/.spelling
@@ -271,8 +271,10 @@ GetParentProcess
 GitCommitId
 globbing
 HelpersCommon.psm1
+Himura2la
 honors
 hostname
+IISResetMe
 IncludeUserName
 InformationRecord
 IoT
@@ -305,10 +307,12 @@ non-22
 non-CIM
 non-R2
 OAuth
+offthewoll
 oising
 oneget.org
 PetSerAl
 powercode
+PowershellNinja
 PowerShellProperties
 preview1-24530-04
 ProductVersion
@@ -322,6 +326,7 @@ PVS-Studio
 Pwrshplughin.dll
 raghav710
 Raspbian
+rc
 rc2-24027
 rc3-24011
 README.md
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 972f9ce9ab..cf08d92cb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,114 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 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)
+
 ## v6.0.0-beta.9 - 2017-10-24
 
 ### Breaking changes

From f8bb55fa781dd9f7fae716d654a14ff073fbdcb3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dongbo Wang <dongbow@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:05:42 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Minor update to releasing.md (#5489)

---
 docs/maintainers/releasing.md | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/maintainers/releasing.md b/docs/maintainers/releasing.md
index 28ab288ea5..f423ed25ac 100644
--- a/docs/maintainers/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/maintainers/releasing.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ The `Start-PSPackage` function delegates to `New-UnixPackage`.
 It relies on the [Effing Package Management][fpm] project,
 which makes building packages for any (non-Windows) platform a breeze.
 Similarly, the PowerShell man-page is generated from the Markdown-like file
-[`assets/powershell.1.ronn`][man] using [Ronn][].
+[`assets/pwsh.1.ronn`][man] using [Ronn][].
 The function `Start-PSBootstrap -Package` will install both these tools.
 
 To modify any property of the packages, edit the `New-UnixPackage` function.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ license, category, dependencies, and file layout).
 To support side-by-side Unix packages, we use the following design:
 
 We will maintain a `powershell` package
-which owns the `/usr/bin/powershell` symlink,
+which owns the `/usr/bin/pwsh` symlink,
 is the latest version, and is upgradeable.
 This is the only package named `powershell`
 and similarly is the only package owning any symlinks,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Without `-Name` specified, the primary `powershell`
 package will instead be created.
 
 [fpm]: https://github.com/jordansissel/fpm
-[man]: ../../assets/powershell.1.ronn
+[man]: ../../assets/pwsh.1.ronn
 [ronn]: https://github.com/rtomayko/ronn
 
 ### Build and Packaging Examples
@@ -177,10 +177,7 @@ In the `release` branch, run `Publish-NuGetFeed` to generate PowerShell NuGet pa
 
 ```powershell
 # Assume the to-be-used release tag is 'v6.0.0-beta.1'
-$VersionSuffix = ("v6.0.0-beta.1" -split '-')[-1]
-
-# Generate NuGet packages
-Publish-NuGetFeed -VersionSuffix $VersionSuffix
+Publish-NuGetFeed -ReleaseTag 'v6.0.0-beta.1'
 ```
 
 PowerShell NuGet packages and the corresponding symbol packages will be generated at `PowerShell/nuget-artifacts` by default.

From 9e99d596212bc6e2b92af6700889f7698492474d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aditya Patwardhan <adityap@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:09:28 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Updated docs and scripts for rc release (#5481)

---
 README.md                                   | 28 +++---
 docker/community/amazonlinux/Dockerfile     |  4 +-
 docker/release/centos7/Dockerfile           |  2 +-
 docker/release/fedora25/Dockerfile          |  2 +-
 docker/release/fedora26/Dockerfile          |  2 +-
 docker/release/nanoserver/Dockerfile        |  4 +-
 docker/release/opensuse42.2/Dockerfile      |  4 +-
 docker/release/ubuntu14.04/Dockerfile       |  2 +-
 docker/release/ubuntu16.04/Dockerfile       |  2 +-
 docker/release/windowsservercore/Dockerfile |  4 +-
 docker/tests/containerTestCommon.psm1       | 16 ++--
 docs/installation/linux.md                  | 96 +++++++++++----------
 12 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81210cbc42..56269c6f32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,20 +53,20 @@ You can also download the PowerShell binary archives for Windows, macOS and Linu
 | macOS        | [64-bit][rl-macos-tar]                          | [Instructions][in-tar]   |
 | Linux        | [64-bit][rl-linux-tar]                          | [Instructions][in-tar]   |
 
-[rl-windows-64]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/PowerShell-6.0.0-beta.9-win-x64.msi
-[rl-windows-86]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/PowerShell-6.0.0-beta.9-win-x86.msi
-[rl-ubuntu17]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.17.04_amd64.deb
-[rl-ubuntu16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
-[rl-ubuntu14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.14.04_amd64.deb
-[rl-debian8]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.debian.8_amd64.deb
-[rl-debian9]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.debian.9_amd64.deb
-[rl-centos]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
-[rl-ai]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/PowerShell-6.0.0-beta.9-x86_64.AppImage
-[rl-macos]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-osx.10.12-x64.pkg
-[rl-winx86-zip]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/PowerShell-6.0.0-beta.9-win-x86.zip
-[rl-winx64-zip]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/PowerShell-6.0.0-beta.9-win-x64.zip
-[rl-macos-tar]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-osx-x64.tar.gz
-[rl-linux-tar]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-linux-x64.tar.gz
+[rl-windows-64]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/PowerShell-6.0.0-rc-win-x64.msi
+[rl-windows-86]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/PowerShell-6.0.0-rc-win-x86.msi
+[rl-ubuntu17]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.17.04_amd64.deb
+[rl-ubuntu16]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
+[rl-ubuntu14]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.14.04_amd64.deb
+[rl-debian8]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.debian.8_amd64.deb
+[rl-debian9]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.debian.9_amd64.deb
+[rl-centos]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+[rl-ai]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/PowerShell-6.0.0-rc-x86_64.AppImage
+[rl-macos]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0-rc-osx.10.12-x64.pkg
+[rl-winx86-zip]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/PowerShell-6.0.0-rc-win-x86.zip
+[rl-winx64-zip]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/PowerShell-6.0.0-rc-win-x64.zip
+[rl-macos-tar]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0-rc-osx-x64.tar.gz
+[rl-linux-tar]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0-rc-linux-x64.tar.gz
 
 [installation]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/master/docs/installation
 [in-windows]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/master/docs/installation/windows.md#msi
diff --git a/docker/community/amazonlinux/Dockerfile b/docker/community/amazonlinux/Dockerfile
index 423a9404e6..c3f530b4cd 100644
--- a/docker/community/amazonlinux/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/community/amazonlinux/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 FROM amazonlinux:latest
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
-ARG POWERSHELL_PACKAGE=powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-linux-x64.tar.gz
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
+ARG POWERSHELL_PACKAGE=powershell-6.0.0-rc-linux-x64.tar.gz
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:amazonlinux
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" \
diff --git a/docker/release/centos7/Dockerfile b/docker/release/centos7/Dockerfile
index 20a8bfd6a2..41b1162fed 100644
--- a/docker/release/centos7/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/centos7/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 FROM centos:7
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:centos7
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" \
diff --git a/docker/release/fedora25/Dockerfile b/docker/release/fedora25/Dockerfile
index a66589caa8..b079e678fe 100644
--- a/docker/release/fedora25/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/fedora25/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 FROM fedora:25
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:fedora25
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" \
diff --git a/docker/release/fedora26/Dockerfile b/docker/release/fedora26/Dockerfile
index c0f161825e..f78a93ec02 100644
--- a/docker/release/fedora26/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/fedora26/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 FROM fedora:26
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:fedora26
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" \
diff --git a/docker/release/nanoserver/Dockerfile b/docker/release/nanoserver/Dockerfile
index 3a7121c061..39c5e321a7 100755
--- a/docker/release/nanoserver/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/nanoserver/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARG NanoServerRepo=microsoft/nanoserver
 FROM ${WindowsServerCoreRepo}:$WindowsServerCoreVersion  AS installer-env
 
 # Arguments for installing powershell, must be defined in the container they are used
-ARG PS_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG PS_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 
 ENV PS_DOWNLOAD_URL https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v$PS_VERSION/PowerShell-$PS_VERSION-win-x64.zip
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RUN Expand-Archive powershell.zip -DestinationPath \PowerShell
 FROM ${NanoServerRepo}:$NanoServerVersion
 
 ARG VCS_REF="none"
-ARG PS_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG PS_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" `
diff --git a/docker/release/opensuse42.2/Dockerfile b/docker/release/opensuse42.2/Dockerfile
index c365b1020c..823373967b 100644
--- a/docker/release/opensuse42.2/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/opensuse42.2/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 FROM opensuse:42.2
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
-ARG POWERSHELL_PACKAGE=powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-linux-x64.tar.gz
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
+ARG POWERSHELL_PACKAGE=powershell-6.0.0-rc-linux-x64.tar.gz
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:opensuse42.2
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" \
diff --git a/docker/release/ubuntu14.04/Dockerfile b/docker/release/ubuntu14.04/Dockerfile
index 334e6be214..9204591170 100644
--- a/docker/release/ubuntu14.04/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/ubuntu14.04/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 FROM ubuntu:trusty
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:ubuntu14.04
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" \
diff --git a/docker/release/ubuntu16.04/Dockerfile b/docker/release/ubuntu16.04/Dockerfile
index b5a9faf53e..8b0ed1def2 100644
--- a/docker/release/ubuntu16.04/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/ubuntu16.04/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 FROM ubuntu:xenial
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:ubuntu16.04
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" \
diff --git a/docker/release/windowsservercore/Dockerfile b/docker/release/windowsservercore/Dockerfile
index 3157356c37..7753fca2c5 100644
--- a/docker/release/windowsservercore/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/release/windowsservercore/Dockerfile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # escape=`
 FROM microsoft/windowsservercore:latest
 
-ARG POWERSHELL_MSI=https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/PowerShell-6.0.0-beta.9-win-x64.msi
-ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-beta.9
+ARG POWERSHELL_MSI=https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/PowerShell-6.0.0-rc-win-x64.msi
+ARG POWERSHELL_VERSION=6.0.0-rc
 ARG IMAGE_NAME=microsoft/powershell:windowsservercore
 
 LABEL maintainer="PowerShell Team <powershellteam@hotmail.com>" `
diff --git a/docker/tests/containerTestCommon.psm1 b/docker/tests/containerTestCommon.psm1
index a89e30bd21..b8669ad25d 100644
--- a/docker/tests/containerTestCommon.psm1
+++ b/docker/tests/containerTestCommon.psm1
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function Get-DockerEngineOs
     docker info --format '{{ .OperatingSystem }}'
 }
 
-# Call Docker with appropriate result checksfunction Invoke-Docker 
+# Call Docker with appropriate result checksfunction Invoke-Docker
 function Invoke-Docker
 {
     param(
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function Invoke-Docker
     {
         $result = docker $command $params 2>&1
     }
-    else 
+    else
     {
         &'docker' $command $params 2>&1 | Tee-Object -Variable result -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-String -Stream -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Write-Host -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function Invoke-Docker
     {
         return $false
     }
-    
+
     return $true
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function Get-LinuxContainer
             Path = "$psscriptroot/../release/$os"
         }
     }
-    
+
 }
 
 # Return a list of Windows Container Test Cases
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function Get-TestContext
 {
     param(
         [ValidateSet('Linux','Windows','macOS')]
-        [string]$Type 
+        [string]$Type
     )
 
     $resultFileName = 'results.xml'
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function Get-ContainerPowerShellVersion
         [string] $RepoName,
         [string] $Name
     )
-    
+
     $imageTag = "${script:repoName}:${Name}"
 
     if($TestContext.ForcePull)
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function Test-PSPackage
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         $PSPackageLocation, # e.g. Azure storage
         [string]
-        $PSVersion = "6.0.0-beta.9",
+        $PSVersion = "6.0.0-rc",
         [string]
         $TestList = "/PowerShell/test/powershell/Modules/PackageManagement/PackageManagement.Tests.ps1,/PowerShell/test/powershell/engine/Module"
     )
@@ -253,6 +253,6 @@ function Test-PSPackage
     # in the end print results for all configurations
     Write-Verbose "Package validation results:" -Verbose
     $results
-    
+
     return $returnValue
 }
diff --git a/docs/installation/linux.md b/docs/installation/linux.md
index 8484bf9d4d..a451eb9398 100644
--- a/docs/installation/linux.md
+++ b/docs/installation/linux.md
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ from then on, you just need to use `sudo apt-get upgrade powershell` to update i
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Ubuntu 14.04
 
 Download the Debian package
-`powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.14.04_amd64.deb`
+`powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.14.04_amd64.deb`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Ubuntu machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.14.04_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.14.04_amd64.deb
 sudo apt-get install -f
 ```
 
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ from then on, you just need to use `sudo apt-get upgrade powershell` to update i
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Ubuntu 16.04
 
 Download the Debian package
-`powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb`
+`powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Ubuntu machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
 sudo apt-get install -f
 ```
 
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ from then on, you just need to use `sudo apt-get upgrade powershell` to update i
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Ubuntu 17.04
 
 Download the Debian package
-`powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.17.04_amd64.deb`
+`powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.17.04_amd64.deb`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Ubuntu machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.17.04_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.17.04_amd64.deb
 sudo apt-get install -f
 ```
 
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ from then on, you just need to use `sudo apt-get upgrade powershell` to update i
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Debian 8
 
 Download the Debian package
-`powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.debian.8_amd64.deb`
+`powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.debian.8_amd64.deb`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Debian machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.debian.8_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.debian.8_amd64.deb
 sudo apt-get install -f
 ```
 
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ from then on, you just need to use `sudo apt-get upgrade powershell` to update i
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Debian 9
 
 Download the Debian package
-`powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.debian.9_amd64.deb`
+`powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.debian.9_amd64.deb`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Debian machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.debian.9_amd64.deb
+sudo dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.debian.9_amd64.deb
 sudo apt-get install -f
 ```
 
@@ -310,19 +310,19 @@ you just need to use `sudo yum update powershell` to update PowerShell.
 ### Installation via Direct Download - CentOS 7
 
 Using [CentOS 7][], download the RPM package
-`powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
+`powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
 from the [releases][] page onto the CentOS machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo yum install powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo yum install powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 You can also install the RPM without the intermediate step of downloading it:
 
 ```sh
-sudo yum install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo yum install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - CentOS 7
@@ -356,19 +356,19 @@ you just need to use `sudo yum update powershell` to update PowerShell.
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
 
 Download the RPM package
-`powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
+`powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Red Hat Enterprise Linux machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo yum install powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo yum install powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 You can also install the RPM without the intermediate step of downloading it:
 
 ```sh
-sudo yum install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo yum install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
@@ -407,19 +407,19 @@ pwsh
 
 ### Installation via Direct Download - OpenSUSE 42.2
 
-Download the RPM package `powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
+Download the RPM package `powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
 from the [releases][] page onto the OpenSUSE machine.
 
 ```sh
 sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
-sudo zypper install powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo zypper install powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 You can also install the RPM without the intermediate step of downloading it:
 
 ```sh
 sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
-sudo zypper install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo zypper install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - OpenSUSE 42.2
@@ -454,19 +454,19 @@ pwsh
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Fedora 25
 
 Download the RPM package
-`powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
+`powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Fedora machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo dnf install powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo dnf install powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 You can also install the RPM without the intermediate step of downloading it:
 
 ```sh
-sudo dnf install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo dnf install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - Fedora 25
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ pwsh
 ### Installation via Direct Download - Fedora 26
 
 Download the RPM package
-`powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
+`powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Fedora machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ Then execute the following in the terminal:
 ```sh
 sudo dnf update
 sudo dnf install compat-openssl10
-sudo dnf install powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo dnf install powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 You can also install the RPM without the intermediate step of downloading it:
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ You can also install the RPM without the intermediate step of downloading it:
 ```sh
 sudo dnf update
 sudo dnf install compat-openssl10
-sudo dnf install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0_beta.9-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
+sudo dnf install https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0_rc-1.rhel.7.x86_64.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - Fedora 26
@@ -549,14 +549,14 @@ For more information on installing packages from the AUR, see the [Arch Linux wi
 ## Linux AppImage
 
 Using a recent Linux distribution,
-download the AppImage `powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-x86_64.AppImage`
+download the AppImage `powershell-6.0.0-rc-x86_64.AppImage`
 from the [releases][] page onto the Linux machine.
 
 Then execute the following in the terminal:
 
 ```bash
-chmod a+x powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-x86_64.AppImage
-./powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-x86_64.AppImage
+chmod a+x powershell-6.0.0-rc-x86_64.AppImage
+./powershell-6.0.0-rc-x86_64.AppImage
 ```
 
 The [AppImage][] lets you run PowerShell without installing it.
@@ -604,14 +604,14 @@ brew cask reinstall powershell
 ### Installation via Direct Download - macOS 10.12
 
 Using macOS 10.12, download the PKG package
-`powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-osx.10.12-x64.pkg`
+`powershell-6.0.0-rc-osx.10.12-x64.pkg`
 from the [releases][] page onto the macOS machine.
 
 Either double-click the file and follow the prompts,
 or install it from the terminal:
 
 ```sh
-sudo installer -pkg powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-osx.10.12-x64.pkg -target /
+sudo installer -pkg powershell-6.0.0-rc-osx.10.12-x64.pkg -target /
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - macOS 10.12
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ wget http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/o/openssl/libs
 dpkg -i libssl1.0.0_1.0.1t-1+deb8u6_amd64.deb
 
 # Install PowerShell
-dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
+dpkg -i powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
 
 # Start PowerShell
 pwsh
@@ -657,19 +657,19 @@ pwsh
 
 ```sh
 # Grab the latest App Image
-wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-x86_64.AppImage
+wget https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0-rc-x86_64.AppImage
 
 # Make executable
-chmod a+x powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-x86_64.AppImage
+chmod a+x powershell-6.0.0-rc-x86_64.AppImage
 
 # Start PowerShell
-./powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-x86_64.AppImage
+./powershell-6.0.0-rc-x86_64.AppImage
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - Kali
 
 ```sh
-dpkg -r powershell_6.0.0-beta.9-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
+dpkg -r powershell_6.0.0-rc-1.ubuntu.16.04_amd64.deb
 ```
 
 ## Binary Archives
@@ -707,32 +707,38 @@ and then extracts the Linux `tar.gz` archive.
 
 ```sh
 # Download the powershell '.tar.gz' archive
-curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-linux-x64.tar.gz
+curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0-rc-linux-x64.tar.gz
 
 # Create the target folder where powershell will be placed
-sudo mkdir -p /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9
+sudo mkdir -p /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc
 
 # Expand powershell to the target folder
-sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9
+sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc
+
+# Set execute permissions
+sudo chmod +x /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc/pwsh
 
 # Create the symbolic link that points to pwsh
-sudo ln -s /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9/pwsh /usr/bin/pwsh
+sudo ln -s /opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc/pwsh /usr/bin/pwsh
 ```
 
 #### macOS
 
 ```sh
 # Download the powershell '.tar.gz' archive
-curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-beta.9/powershell-6.0.0-beta.9-osx-x64.tar.gz
+curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-rc/powershell-6.0.0-rc-osx-x64.tar.gz
 
 # Create the target folder where powershell will be placed
-sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc
 
 # Expand powershell to the target folder
-sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9
+sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc
+
+# Set execute permissions
+sudo chmod +x /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc/pwsh
 
 # Create the symbolic link that points to pwsh
-sudo ln -s /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9/pwsh /usr/local/bin/pwsh
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc/pwsh /usr/local/bin/pwsh
 ```
 
 ### Uninstallation - Binary Archives
@@ -751,7 +757,7 @@ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/pwsh /usr/local/microsoft/powershell
 
 ## Paths
 
-* `$PSHOME` is `/opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9/`
+* `$PSHOME` is `/opt/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc/`
 * User profiles will be read from `~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1`
 * Default profiles will be read from `$PSHOME/profile.ps1`
 * User modules will be read from `~/.local/share/powershell/Modules`
@@ -766,7 +772,7 @@ On Linux and macOS, the [XDG Base Directory Specification][xdg-bds] is respected
 
 Note that because macOS is a derivation of BSD,
 instead of `/opt`, the prefix used is `/usr/local`.
-Thus, `$PSHOME` is `/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-beta.9/`,
+Thus, `$PSHOME` is `/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.0.0-rc/`,
 and the symlink is placed at `/usr/local/bin/pwsh`.
 
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