Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps

Name: Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps
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ISBN: 9780735681002

ISBN-10: 0735681007

ISBN-13: 9780735681002

Edition: 2014

Authors: Ed Wilson

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Learn the fundamentals of the Windows PowerShell 3.0v command line interface and scripting language, and begin writing your first scripts to automate Windows administration tasks. This book introduces must-know concepts and techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises. Once you complete this introduction, you can then move on to the Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step by the same author.

Book details

List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Publication date: 7/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



Overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0


Understanding Windows PowerShell


Working with Windows PowerShell


Security issues with Windows PowerShell


Using Windows PowerShell cmdlets


The most common verb: Get


Supplying options for cmdlets


Using single parameters


Introduction to parameter sets


Using command-line utilities


Working with Help options


Summary



Using Windows PowerShell cmdlets


Understanding the basics of cmdlets


Common Windows PowerShell parameters


Starting the Windows PowerShell transcript


Stopping and reviewing the Windows PowerShell transcript


Searching the Help topics


Using the Get-Help cmdlet


Using the About conceptual Help topics


Using the Get-Command to find cmdlets


Using the Get-Member cmdlet


Exploring property members


Using the Show-Command cmdlet


Setting the Script Execution Policy


Creating a basic Windows PowerShell profile


Determining if a Windows PowerShell profile exists


Creating a new Windows PowerShell profile


Summary



Filtering, grouping, and sorting


Introduction to the pipeline


Sorting output from a cmdlet


Grouping output after sorting


Grouping information without element data


Filtering output from one cmdlet


Filtering by date


Filtering to the left


Filtering output from one cmdlet before sorting


Summary



Formatting output


Creating a table


Choosing specific properties in a specific order


Controlling the way the table displays


Creating a list


Choosing properties by name


Choosing properties by wildcard


Creating a wide display


Using the -AutoSize parameter to configure the output


Customizing the Format-Wide output


Creating an output grid


Sorting output by using the column buttons


Filtering output by using the filter box


Summary



Storing output


Storing data in text files


Redirect and append


Redirect and overwrite


Controlling the text file


Storing data in .csv files


No type information


Using type information


Storing data in XML


The problem with complex objects


Using XML to store complex objects


Summary



Leveraging Windows PowerShell providers


Understanding Windows PowerShell providers


Understanding the Alias provider


Understanding the Certificate provider


Understanding the Environment provider


Understanding the File System provider


Understanding the Function provider


Understanding the Registry provider


Understanding the Variable provider


Summary



Using Windows PowerShell remoting


Using Windows PowerShell remoting


Classic remoting


Configuring Windows PowerShell remoting


Running commands


Creating a persisted connection


Troubleshooting Windows PowerShell remoting


Summary



Using WMI


Understanding the WMI Model


Working with objects and namespaces


Listing WMI providers


Working with WMI classes


Querying WMI: The basics


Tell me everything about everything


Tell me selected things about everything


Tell me everything about some things


Tell me selected things about some things


Summary



Using CIM


Using CIM cmdlets to explore WMI classes


Using the classname parameter


Finding WMI class methods


Filtering classes by qualifier


Reducing returned properties and instances


Cleaning up output from the command


Working with associations


Summary



Using the Windows PowerShell ISE


Running the Windows PowerShell ISE


Navigating the Windows PowerShell ISE


Working with the Script pane


Tab expansion and Intellisense


Working with Windows PowerShell ISE snippets


Using Windows PowerShell ISE snippets to create code


Creating new Windows PowerShell ISE snippets


Removing user-defined Windows PowerShell ISE snippets


Summary



Using Windows PowerShell scripts


Why write Windows PowerShell scripts?


Scripting fundamentals


Running Windows PowerShell scripts


Enabling Windows PowerShell scripting support


Transitioning from command line to script


Running Windows PowerShell scripts


Understanding variables and constants


Using the While statement


Constructing the While statement


A practical example of using the While statement


Using special features of Windows PowerShell


Using the Do…While statement


Using the range operator


Operating over an array


Casting to ASCII values


Using the Do…Until statement


Using the Windows PowerShell Do…Loop statement


Using the For statement


Creating a For…Loop


Using the ForEach statement


Exiting the ForEach statement early


Using the If statement


Using assignment and comparison operators


Evaluating multiple conditions


Using the Switch statement


Using the basic Switch statement


Controlling matching behavior


Summary



Working with functions


Understanding functions


Using a type constraint


Using multiple input parameters


Using functions to encapsulate business logic


Using functions to provide ease of modification


Summary



Debugging scripts


Understanding debugging in Windows PowerShell


Debugging the script


Setting breakpoints


Setting a breakpoint on a line number


Setting a breakpoint on a variable


Setting a breakpoint on a command


Responding to breakpoints


Listing breakpoints


Enabling and disabling breakpoints


Deleting breakpoints


Summary



Handling errors


Handling missing parameters


Creating a default value for the parameter


Making the parameter mandatory


Limiting choices


Using PromptForChoice to limit selections


Using Test-Connection to identify accessible computers


Using the contains operator to examine contents of an array


Handling missing rights


Attempting and failing


Checking for rights and exiting gracefully


Using Try/Catch/Finally


Summary


Appendix A Windows PowerShell FAQ


Appendix B Windows PowerShell 3.0 coding conventions


General script construction


Include functions in the script that uses the functions


Use full cmdlet names and full parameter names


Use Get-Item to convert path strings to rich types


General script readability


Formatting your code


Working with functions


Creating template files


Writing your own functions


Variables, constants, and naming


Index