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SharePoint 2010 Management Shell makes it easier to get a list of Site Templates installed in the farm and also creating sites using the names is straight forward.

To get a list of all globally installed site templates use the following PowerShell cmdlet

get-spwebtemplate

To get the basic information about all the STS template, use the following PowerShell cmdlet

get-spwebtemplate “STS*”

To get the basic information about all the SPS template, use the following PowerShell cmdlet

get-spwebtemplate “SPS*”