Bruce Payette
Co-designer of the PowerShell languages and author of Windows PowerShell in Action
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Bruce Payette
“Lee's book fills in one of the biggest gaps in the PowerShell library. While there are many books (including mine) that talk about PowerShell itself, this the first book that really focuses on applying PowerShell, providing a cookbook of practical solutions for real-world problems. This is definitely one of the two books that everyone should have on their shelf.” (from Amazon)
Lee Holmes(you?)
How do you use PowerShell to navigate the filesystem, manage files and folders, or retrieve a web page? This introduction to the PowerShell language and scripting environment provides more than 400 task-oriented recipes to help you solve all kinds of problems. Intermediate to advanced system administrators will find more than 100 tried-and-tested scripts they can copy and use immediately. Updated for PowerShell 5.1 and Open Source PowerShell up to 7.0 and beyond, this comprehensive cookbook includes hands-on recipes for common tasks and administrative jobs that you can apply whether you're on the client or server version of Windows. You also get quick references to technologies used in conjunction with PowerShell, including regular expressions, the XPath language, format specifiers, and frequently referenced .NET, COM, and WMI classes. Learn how to use PowerShell on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019Tour PowerShell's core features, including the command model, object-based pipeline, and ubiquitous scriptingMaster fundamentals such as the interactive shell, pipeline, and object conceptsPerform common tasks that involve working with files, internet-connected scripts, user interaction, and moreSolve tasks in systems and enterprise management, such as working with Active Directory and the filesystemComplimentary Online Access! As an additional incredible benefit, owners of the PowerShell Cookbook get free, perpetual, searchable, online access to the book at powershellcookbook.com.