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Contents Foreword .......................................................xix Introduction ....................................................xxi Chapter 1 Overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0 1 Understanding Windows PowerShell ................................1 Using cmdlets ...............................................3 Installing Windows PowerShell ................................3 Deploying Windows PowerShell to down-level operating systems ...........................................4 Using command-line utilities .......................................5 Security issues with Windows PowerShell ............................6 Controlling execution of PowerShell cmdlets ....................7 Confirming actions ...........................................8 Suspending confirmation of cmdlets ...........................9 Working with Windows PowerShell .................................10 Accessing Windows PowerShell ...............................10 Configuring the Windows PowerShell console ..................11 Supplying options for cmdlets .....................................12 Working with the help options .....................................13 Exploring commands: step-by-step exercises ........................19 Chapter 1 quick reference .........................................22 What do you think of this book? We want to hear from you! Microsoft is interested in hearing your feedback so we can continually improve our books and learning resources for you. to participate in a brief online survey, please visit: microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey vii
viii Contents Chapter 2 Using Windows PowerShell Cmdlets 23 Understanding the basics of cmdlets ...............................23 Using the Get-ChildItem cmdlet ....................................24 Obtaining a directory listing .................................24 Formatting a directory listing using the Format-List cmdlet ......26 Using the Format-Wide cmdlet ...............................27 Formatting a directory listing using Format-Table .............. 29 Formatting output with Out-GridView ..............................31 Leveraging the power of Get-Command ............................36 Searching for cmdlets using wildcard characters ...............36 Using the Get-Member cmdlet .....................................44 Using the Get-Member cmdlet to examine properties and methods ...............................................44 Using the New-Object cmdlet ......................................50 Creating and Using the wshShell Object .......................50 Using the Show-Command cmdlet .................................52 Windows PowerShell cmdlet naming helps you learn .................54 Windows PowerShell verb grouping ..........................54 Windows PowerShell verb distribution ........................55 Creating a Windows PowerShell profile .............................57 Finding all aliases for a particular object .......................59 Working with cmdlets: step-by-step exercises .......................59 Chapter 2 quick reference .........................................63 Chapter 3 Understanding and Using PowerShell Providers 65 Understanding PowerShell providers ...............................65 Understanding the alias provider .............................66 Understanding the certificate provider ........................68 Understanding the environment provider .....................76 Understanding the filesystem provider ........................80 Understanding the function provider .........................85
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