Windows PowerShell Cookbook

by Lee Holmes

This Cookbook by Windows PowerShell team developer Lee Holmes provides hundreds of tested scripts that you can use right away to get Microsoft's new tool working for you. More than 150 recipes, combined with a concise task-based introduction to the Windows PowerShell scripting language and environment, make it the perfect look-up guide when you encounter a thorny problem, or need a quick solution. The ideal companion to any tutorial or reference, this book meets the needs of system administrators at any level.

Microsoft has revolutionized the world of system management and command-line shells with its release of Windows PowerShell, and Lee Holmes gives you practical tools and inside advice that will make you a more productive user and administrator. You will be able to solve everything from automating routine tasks, working with files, event logs and other forms of structured data, to managing the users and resources of complex Windows networks. Each recipe includes a focused piece of code plus discussion of how and why it works, so that you can apply the solution to similar tasks.

You get an array of recipes covering PowerShell fundamentals, common tasks, and administrator tasks, including:





Those who administer Microsoft's Exchange 2007 and System Center Operations Manager (formerly MOM) will also benefit from this book, with separate chapters devoted to these servers. All Windows administrators will appreciate the appendices that include a PowerShell language quick reference, and a reference to the .NET, WMI and COM objects that PowerShell scripters will use often.

With working scripts, tutorials, and references all in one volume, Windows PowerShell Cookbook will turbocharge the productivity of any Windows administrator.

Genres: Technology, Reference, Programming, Nonfiction, Technical, Ebooks, Computers

553 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[David Howell · Rating 4 out of 5]

This appears to be a good reference book for developers who are already familiar with the basics/essence of PowerShell. As someone who is trying to learn/get an introduction to the shell, reading this book is like trying to drink from a fire hose. The book is huge. Just attempting to sit down and read it is too much. Typing in the examples as you go sort of helps, but there is just way-way too much here. It would take forever at that pace. Maybe I'll revisit this book at some future date when I've learned more about the topic from some other source.

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good coverage of powershell. Helpful if you wanted a physical reference to have as a companion while working through the basics. Not a bedtime read.

[Maximiliano]

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