Your source for the news, opinions, and reader reaction on the industry’s hottest controversy. This chapter brings you up to speed on the technical basics of PowerShell and how to use it, with a focus ...

Many people jump into PowerShell and immediately think they need to start writing scripts. That couldn't be further from the truth, and actually I believe that can be counter-productive. Without a ...

When you first start writing scripts, modularity, reusability, and best practices may not be top of mind. As your scripts become more complex, however, creating reusable elements becomes essential. By ...

The command-line interface (CLI) is the cornerstone of interacting with the Linux operating system. It allows users to enter commands directly, offering greater control and flexibility compared to ...

PowerShell is not just an application, it is a scripting language built on .Net CLR that automates IT tasks. It has backward compatibility with CMD and can automate simple or complex tasks. Because of ...

Just like any good tool, knowing the different ways to use the If statement will help your script in many ways. Every programming and scripting language has had some sort of way to perform a ...

Last night I was playing around with some of the Sysinternals tools and rediscovered a tool called Bginfo. For those who might not be familiar with Sysinternals, it is a collection of free tools ...

Windows PowerShell is a powerful terminal from Microsoft which allows you to automate and script tasks on Windows machines and interact with many of the applications available on them. It is a huge ...