Book description
Get started with this powerful Windows administration tool
Automate Windows administration tasks with ease by learning the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell 3.0. Led by a Windows PowerShell expert, you’ll learn must-know concepts and techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises. Once you complete this practical introduction, you can go deeper into the Windows PowerShell command line interface and scripting language with Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step.
Discover how to:
Create effective Windows PowerShell commands with one line of code
Apply Windows PowerShell commands across several Windows platforms
Identify missing hotfixes and service packs with a single command
Sort, group, and filter data using the Windows PowerShell pipeline
Create users, groups, and organizational units in Active Directory
Add computers to a domain or workgroup with a single line of code
Run Windows PowerShell commands on multiple remote computers
Unleash the power of scripting with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Table of contents
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0
- 2. Using Windows PowerShell cmdlets
- 3. Filtering, grouping, and sorting
- 4. Formatting output
- 5. Storing output
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6. Leveraging Windows PowerShell providers
- Understanding Windows PowerShell providers
- Summary
- 7. Using Windows PowerShell remoting
- 8. Using WMI
- 9. Using CIM
- 10. Using the Windows PowerShell ISE
- 11. Using Windows PowerShell scripts
- 12. Working with functions
- 13. Debugging scripts
- 14. Handling errors
- A. Windows PowerShell FAQ
- B. Windows PowerShell 3.0 coding conventions
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2013
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735680999
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