Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition

**Summary** __Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition__ is the definitive guide to PowerShell, now revised to cover PowerShell 6. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. **About the Technology** In 2006, Windows PowerShell reinvented the way administrators and developers interact with Windows. Today, PowerShell is required knowledge for Windows admins and devs. This powerful, dynamic language provides command-line control of the Windows OS and most Windows servers, such as Exchange and SCCM. And because it's a first-class .NET language, you can build amazing shell scripts and tools without reaching for VB or C#. **About the Book** __Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition__ is the definitive guide to PowerShell, now revised to cover PowerShell 6. Written by language designer Bruce Payette and MVP Richard Siddaway, this rich book offers a crystal-clear introduction to the language along with its essential everyday use cases. Beyond the basics, you'll find detailed examples on deep topics like performance, module architecture, and parallel execution. **What's Inside** * The best end-to-end coverage of PowerShell available * Updated with coverage of PowerShell v6 * PowerShell workflows * PowerShell classes * Writing modules and scripts * Desired State Configuration * Programming APIs and pipelines **About the Reader** Written for intermediate-level developers and administrators. **About the Authors** **Bruce Payette** is codesigner and principal author of the Power-Shell language. **Richard Siddaway** is a longtime PowerShell MVP, author, speaker, and blogger. **Table of Contents** 1. Welcome to PowerShell 2. Working with types 3. Operators and expressions 4. Advanced operators and variables 5. Flow control in scripts 6. PowerShell functions 7. Advanced functions and scripts 8. Using and authoring modules 9. Module manifests and metadata 10. Metaprogramming with scriptblocks and dynamic code 11. PowerShell remoting 12. PowerShell workflows 13. PowerShell Jobs 14. Errors and exceptions 15. Debugging 16. Working with providers, files, and CIM 17. Working with .NET and events 18. Desired State Configuration 19. Classes in PowerShell 20. The PowerShell and runspace APIs Appendix - PowerShell 6.0 for Windows, Linux, and MacOS Windows PowerShell transformed the way administrators and developers interact with Windows. PowerShell, an elegant dynamic language from Microsoft, lets its users script administrative tasks and control Windows from the command line. Because it's a full-featured, first-class Windows programming language, programmers and power- users can now do things in a shell that previously required VB, VBScript, or C#. "Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition" is a completely revised edition of the bestselling book on PowerShell. It keeps the same crystal-clear introduction to PowerShell as the last edition and adds extensive coverage of v3, v4, and v5 features such as PowerShell Workflows, Desired State Configuration, PowerShell classes and the PowerShell APIs, new error handling and debugging features. It includes full chapters on these topics and also covers new language elements and operators, PowerShell remoting, CIM, events, working with data such as XML and flat files, The Second Edition's coverage of batch scripting and string processing, COM, WMI, and .NET have all been significantly revised and expanded. The book includes many popular usage scenarios and is rich in interesting examples that will spark the reader's imagination. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition is the definitive guide to PowerShell, now revised to cover PowerShell 6. Written by language designer Bruce Payette and MVP Richard Siddaway, this rich book offers a crystal-clear introduction to the language along with its essential everyday use cases. Beyond the basics, you'll find detailed examples on deep topics like performance, module architecture, and parallel execution. In 2006, Windows PowerShell reinvented the way administrators and developers interact with Windows. Today, PowerShell is required knowledge for Windows admins and devs. This powerful, dynamic language provides command-line control of the Windows OS and most Windows servers, such as Exchange and SCCM. And because it's a first-class .NET language, you can build amazing shell scripts and tools without reaching for VB or C#