Some key commands for learning powershell. New in Powershell 2 (Windows Remote Management - WinRM) - GUI IDE
- Out-Grid
- Script Cmdlets
Additionals tools - safaribooksonline.com
- Quest Active Roles powershell (Nice cmdlets)
- less.exe (when you want to be able to read help files)
Stuff get-help *variable*
Built-in Variables
get-variable
$env:path
$foo = "blah"
[string]$foo = "blah"
$foo | gm
$a=8
$a.gettype()
$a | gm
Array get-help array | more
$b = 1,2,3,"blah"
$b.gettype()
Hashes get-help hash | more
$hash=@{'Home'="123 main street";'Work'="456 Blah Ave"}
$hash
$hash['Work']
Objects properties methods events Get-ExecutionPolicy
Set-ExecutionPolicy
get-eventlog -newest 10
get-process
$c = 1..10 (.. range operator)
$c
$c | foreach {$_ * 2}
Fancy Get-PSProvider
cd hklm:
Get-Command cd
get-command c:
Set-Location hklm:
cd function:
dir
function env: {Set-Location env:}
Get-Content Function:\TabExpansion
env:
dir (gci)
measure-command
measure-object
Get-WmiObject win32_logicaldisk | gm
Get-WmiObject win32_logicaldisk | select DeviceID, Compressed
$cred = Get-Credential
Get-WmiObject -ComputerName server01 -Credential $cred win32_logicaldisk | select DeviceID, __SERVER, Compressed
Cmdlets Get-Help how to read (syntax) -full -examples Get-Help * -Parameter credential
Get-Help * -Parameter asjob
Get-help about
Get-help get-p
Get-Help -Online Get-Member
get-help about_Comment_Based_Help
Get-Commandget-command dir
get-command Get-ChildItem
Get-Command select
Get-Command -CommandType function
get-command -verb get
get-command -noun job
Get-Member (gm) |
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