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General Information about PowerShell
Notes
Different versions of PowerShell are available for different OS's. Microsoft is using PowerShell as a way to drive people to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. Newer versions of Powershell work better with Newer versions of Microsoft Windows.
Two versions of the Powershell interface.
- Console
- Basic Command-Line
- Maximum support for PowerShell
- Minimal editing capabilities
- ISE
- Script Editor and Console Combination
- Some PowerShell features not supported
- Rich editing cap
- Third Party hosting apps/Editors
- Variable Features and Pricing
- PowerGUI
help dir -Online
help dir -ShowWindow
The "-WhatIf" option will allow you to "Dry Run" a command that might modify something on the system.
The "-Confirm" option allows for a Y/N query per item for any command that MODIFIES the system.
get-command
get-command | measure-object
get-command | out-gridview
Show-Command Get-ChildItem
The "back tick" character (above the TAB key) is the "Line Continued Below" reference.
help dir `
-ShowWindow
is the same as
help dir -ShowWindow
get-service | sort-object -Property Status | Out-File Service.txt
same as ...
get-service | sort-object -Property Status > C:\Service.txt
get-service | sort-object -Property Status | Out-File Service.txt -Append
same as ...
get-service | sort-object -Property Status >> C:\Service.txt
Objects
get-process | *get-member*
Get-Member will output the member properties for an Object
get-service | Format-Table *
get-service spooler | Format-list
