Pro Windows PowerShell

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Objects and Object Types

   Pages 1-31

3. Controlling Execution Flow

   Pages 33-54

4. The Object Pipeline

   Pages 55-67

5. Working with Script Blocks

   Pages 69-86

6. Working with Functions

   Pages 87-106

7. Command Aliases

   Pages 107-125

8. Providers

   Pages 127-137

9. Script Files

   Pages 139-154

10. Error Handling and Debugging

    Pages 155-196

11. Signing Scripts

    Pages 197-217

12. The Shell Environment and Its Configuration

    Pages 219-236

13. Extending the Type System

    Pages 237-252

14. Getting Help

    Pages 253-273

15. Taming Processes and Services

    Pages 275-284

16. Input and Output

    Pages 285-296

17. Monitoring Your System

    Pages 297-313

18. PowerShell and the World Wide Web

    Pages 315-347

19. Sending E-mail

    Pages 349-365

20. Talking to COM Objects

    Pages 367-393

Windows power users have always envied their friends running UNIX machines for the ease of automation that they enjoy. The traditional Windows command–line shell, cmd.exe, has never been up to par with shells like bash or tcsh, especially when it comes to text processing and process automation.

Windows PowerShell changes all that. This next–generation shell is also a full–blown scripting environment with a real programming language that allows users to access every part of their operating system. Files, registry entries, and COM and .NET objects are all supported by PowerShell, which makes manipulating them a breeze.

Pro Windows PowerShell will show you how to use all this power in your own work. You'll discover the object–oriented features of the shell and how they help in extracting and manipulating data. You'll then learn how to use those features to solve real–world problems: manipulating files, working with text, monitoring systems, and performing operations over the network. The book serves as not only a tutorial, but also a reference: the “Real World” part is structured so that it can be read nonlinearly and used as a reference or a cookbook. And you'll find freely available tools and extensions that will help you do things even faster.

Pro Windows PowerShell is your best companion to the capabilities and power that PowerShell offers you.

         

      

                

• .NET
• PowerShell
• UNIX
• Windows
• Windows PowerShell
• language
• operating system
• programming
• programming language
• registry
• scripting

Hristo Deshev is a group product manager for Telerik, a leading vendor of ASP.NET controls (Telerik.com). He has been working on component development for the past several years, focusing on creating rich, highly interactive Ajax solutions. A major goal of his and his team is "taming web development" applying agile software engineering practices to create robust solutions targeting all modern web browsers and supporting multiple ASP.NET and Visual Studio .NET versions. You can reach Hristo via e-mail at hristo.deshev@telerik.com and on his blog at http://blogs.telerik.com/blogs/twisted_asp_net.



                

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