Windows PowerShell in Action, 2nd Edition

Windows PowerShell transformed the way administrators and developers interact with Windows, allowing them to script administrative tasks and control Windows from the command line. It’s now a daily timesaver for anyone working with Windows Server, Exchange Server, SQL Server, and other mission-critical tools.

Windows PowerShell in Action, Second Edition shows how to build scripts and utilities to automate system tasks or create powerful system management tools to handle the day-to-day tasks that drive a Windows administrator’s life. This updated edition covers PowerShell V2 in detail, with full chapters on remoting, modules, events, and the PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment.

While no prior knowledge of PowerShell is required, the reader should have some amount of scripting or programming experience.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Learning PowerShell
Chapter 1 Welcome to PowerShell
Chapter 2 Foundations of PowerShell
Chapter 3 Working with types
Chapter 4 Operators and expressions
Chapter 5 Advanced operators and variables
Chapter 6 Flow control in scripts
Chapter 7 PowerShell functions
Chapter 8 Advanced functions and scripts
Chapter 9 Using and authoring modules
Chapter 10 Module manifests and metadata
Chapter 11 Metaprogramming with scriptblocks and dynamic code
Chapter 12 Remoting and background jobs
Chapter 13 Remoting: configuring applications and services
Chapter 14 Errors and exceptions
Chapter 15 The PowerShell ISE and debugger

PART 2 Using PowerShell
Chapter 16 Working with files, text, and XML
Chapter 17 Extending your reach with .NET
Chapter 18 Working with COM
Chapter 19 Management objects: WMI and WS-MAN
Chapter 20 Responding in real time with eventing
Chapter 21 Security, security, security