Windows PowerShell - A Dozen Techniques

Windows PowerShell - Dozen Techniques

This section concentrates on pure PowerShell techniques.  I will explain how to take those first few tentative steps on your journey to master PowerShell.  If you review my techniques below, then you will get an idea of the range of PowerShell methods available.  My aim is to help you develop an approach to writing PowerShell cmdlets (scripts), which suits your learning style.

Topics for PowerShell Techniques

I have sequenced these PowerShell techniques.  Thus if you are new to PowerShell I suggest that you start by downloading PowerShell from Microsoft's site, then go to item: 2. How to execute basic commands.

1. Download the correct version of PowerShell
2. How to execute basic commands
3. Master PowerShell's key commands
4. Get-Member command
5. Create PowerShell cmdlets
   Use PowerShell's built-in cmdlets
6. Aliases - Types
7. Out-file
8. Where Statement: $_.name
9. Loops
10. WMI Techniques
11. Functions - How to Create
12. Function - Example Plist
13. Enable your 'Profile'

Contents of my PowerShell technique pages

Each topic has its own 'how to' instructions and also 'Learning points'.  As a result you will be able to modify my examples to suit your situation.  The only pre-requisite is that you must download the correct version of PowerShell and .Net Framework for your operating system.  Microsoft's site has separate versions of PowerShell for XP, Windows Server 2003 and Vista.  In the case of Windows Server 2008, PowerShell is built-in but you need to 'Add Feature'.

Other Windows PowerShell Topics

• PowerShell Introduction
• PowerShell on Vista
• PowerShell Dreams
• PowerShell Pure Syntax
• PowerShell Real life tasks
• PowerShell Verbs
• PowerShell Nouns
• PowerShell Tips
• PowerShell Download

See Also

• Windows PowerShell Home  • Introduction  • Cmdlets  • Exchange 2007  • Profile.ps1  • $_.Pipeline

If you see an error of any kind, do let me know.  Please report any factual mistakes, grammatical errors or broken links, I will be happy to not only to correct the fault, but also to give you credit.

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