PowerShell Basics

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I’m a bit behind on releasing regular shows, so I’ve added a short feature, where we can briefly review a cmdlet or particular function of the cmdlet.

 Thanks for staying tuned!

 

 PowerShell Basics Quick Tip [3:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

PowerShell is the most discoverable command line I’m aware of.  Discoverability in PowerShell means that there is a way to examine the data and methods of objects on the command line.

In this episode, I take a look at Get-Member, which allows you to inspect the properties and methods of the objects that are available from the PowerShell commandline.

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 Online Video [22:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Show #1 is now available.

In this show, I cover installing PowerShell (watch the installer work!), and then demonstrate some basic cmdlets for beginning to explore the shell.

Featured cmdlets:

• Get-Command
• Get-Help
• Get-Member
• Get-PSDrive

Next show :

For show #2:

• I’ll be installing the PowerShell Community Extensions and /\/\o\/\/’s PowerTab.
• We’ll work a bit more with Get-Member and introduce Get-ChildItem and Get-ItemProperty.

Disclaimer:

This was my first “real” screencast, so bear with me as I make use of some of the production tools I have available. I actually had to re-record the audio, as the record narration feature in Camtasia did not have sufficient quality for release. I’m shooting for a bi-weekly release, so that I can improve the post production work.

EDIT - I’ve changed the download to a WMV file.

 

 Show #1 [13:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download