Windows PowerShell Fast Start 2nd Edition

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Table of Contents

1. Getting Started with Windows PowerShell 7
Working with the Windows PowerShell Console 9
The Standard Console 10
The Elevated, Administrator Console 11
The PowerShell Console 12
Working with the Windows PowerShell ISE 14
Managing Windows PowerShell Console Properties 17
Using the Command History 20
2. Managing Cmdlets and Scripts 23
Working with Cmdlets 23
Understanding Cmdlet Names 23
Getting Information About Cmdlets 28
Understanding Cmdlet Parameters 30
Using External Commands 34
Understanding Scripts & Script Execution 36
Specifying Authentication Credentials 39
3. Using the Help Documentation 41
Accessing Help Files 41
Creating a Central Help Folder 42
4. Initializing the Scripting Environment 47
Passing Startup Parameters 47
Invoking Windows PowerShell 50
Using -Command to Run Commands 51
Using -File to Run Scripts 53
Using Nested Consoles 54
5. Navigating Input, Parsing, and Output Options 57
Using Basic Line Editing Techniques 57
How Parsing Works 61
Parsing Assigned Values 63
Parsing Exceptions 65
Output from Parsing 67
6. Managing Output 69
Using Formatting Cmdlets 69
Specifying Output Format 69
Using Pipelines With Formatters 72
Specifying Properties to Display 73
Grouping and Sorting 76
Writing to Output Streams 79
Explicitly Writing Output 80
Using Other Output Streams 82
Rendering and Finalizing the Output 85
More on Redirecting Input, Output, and Error 88
7. Working with Profiles 91
Creating Profiles 93
Understanding Execution Order 95
Understanding the Command Path 97
Managing the Command Path 97
Managing File Extensions and File Associations 99
8. Executing Commands Remotely 103
Remoting Fundamentals 104
Configuring Remoting 105
Connecting Between Domains and in Workgroups 106
Creating HTTPS and Other Listeners 109
9. Executing Remote Commands 112
Understanding Remote Execution 112
Standard Commands for Remoting 114
Invoking Remote Commands 118
10. Managing PowerShell Sessions 123
Invoking Sessions 123
Navigating Remote Connection Issues 129
Disconnecting Sessions 131
Reconnecting Sessions 133