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Windows Powershell Cookbook
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Release NotesThis Cookbook by Windows PowerShell team developer Lee Holmes provides hundreds
of tested scripts that you can use right away to get Microsoft's new tool
working for you. More than 150 recipes, combined with a concise task-based
introduction to the Windows PowerShell scripting language and environment, make
it the perfect look-up guide when you encounter a thorny problem, or need a
quick solution. The ideal companion to any tutorial or reference, this book
meets the needs of system administrators at any level. Microsoft has
revolutionized the world of system management and command-line shells with its
release of Windows PowerShell, and Lee Holmes gives you practical tools and
inside advice that will make you a more productive user and administrator. You
will be able to solve everything from automating routine tasks, working with
files, event logs and other forms of structured data, to managing the users and
resources of complex Windows networks. Each recipe includes a focused piece of
code plus discussion of how and why it works, so that you can apply the solution
to similar tasks. You get an array of recipes covering PowerShell fundamentals,
common tasks, and administrator tasks, including: Pipelines, variables, objects,
looping and flow control, strings and unstructured text, calculations and math
Simple files; structured files; Internet-enabled scripts; code reuse; lists,
arrays and hashtables; user feedback; error management; environmental awareness;
script signing; and more Files and directories, registry manipulation, comparing
data, event logs, process cmdlets, service cmdlets, Active Directory, enterprise
computer management, and more Those who administer Microsoft'sExchange2007 and
System Center Operations Manager (formerly MOM) will also benefit from this
book, with separate chapters devoted to these servers. All Windows
administrators will appreciate the appendices that include a PowerShell language
quick reference, and a reference to the .NET, WMI and COM objects that
PowerShell scripters will use often. With working scripts, tutorials, and
references all in one volume, Windows PowerShell Cookbook will turbocharge the
productivity of any Windows administrator.

Table Of Contents

Table of Contents


Foreword

Preface

Part I. Tour

A Guided Tour of Windows PowerShell
Introduction
An Interactive Shell
Structured Commands (Cmdlets)
Deep Integration of Objects
Administrators As First-Class Users
Composable Commands
Techniques to Protect You from Yourself
Common Discovery Commands
Ubiquitous Scripting
Ad Hoc Development
Bridging Technologies
Namespace Navigation Through Providers
Much, Much More
Part II. Fundamentals
1. The Windows PowerShell Interactive Shell
2. Pipelines
3. Variables and Objects
4. Looping and Flow Control
5. Strings and Unstructured Text
6. Calculations and Math
Part III. Common Tasks
7. Simple Files
8. Structured Files
9. Internet-Enabled Scripts
10. Code Reuse
11. Lists, Arrays, and Hashtables
12. User Interaction
13. Tracing and Error Management
14. Environmental Awareness
15. Extend the Reach of Windows PowerShell
16. Security and Script Signing
Part IV. Administrator Tasks
17. Files and Directories
18. The Windows Registry
19. Comparing Data
20. Event Logs
21. Processes
22. System Services
23. Active Directory
24. Enterprise Computer Management
25. Manage an Exchange 2007 Server
26. Manage an Operations Manager 2007 Server
Part V. References
A. PowerShell Language and Environment
B. Regular Expression Reference
C. PowerShell Automatic Variables
D. Standard PowerShell Verbs
E. Selected .NET Classes and Their Uses
F. WMI Reference
G. Selected COM Objects and Their Uses
H. .NET String Formatting Standard Numeric Format Strings Custom Numeric Format
Strings
I. .NET DateTime Formatting
Index
Product Details

* ISBN: 0596528493
* ISBN-13: 9780596528492
* Format: Paperback, 553pp
* Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
* Pub. Date: October 2007
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