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" " (double quotes), 96
$ (dollar sign), 8
$$, 496
$? (dollar sign, question mark), 33, 496
$^, 496
$_, 50, 55, 475, 496
$args, 84, 186, 187, 474, 496
$confirmPreference, 496
$consoleFilename, 496
$currentlyExecutingCommand, 496
$debugPreference, 46, 496
$env:SystemRoot, 98
$env:variable name, 64
$error, 44, 226, 496
$errorActionPreference, 228, 496
$errorView, 227, 496
$executionContext, 320, 497
$false, 34, 497
$foreach, 497
$formatEnumerationLimit, 497
$GLOBAL:, 254
(see also global scope)
$home, 497
$host, 497
$host.PrivateData.Debug*, 46
$host.PrivateData.Progress*, 46
$host.PrivateData.Verbose*, 46
$host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey(), 211
$input, 188, 475, 497
$lastExitCode, 33, 476, 497
$logCommandHealthEvent, 497
$logCommandLifecycleEvent, 497
$logEngineHealthEvent, 497
$logEngineLifecycleEvent, 497
$logProviderHealthEvent, 497
$logProviderLifecycleEvent, 497
$maximumAliasCount, 497
$maximumDriveCount, 497
$maximumErrorCount, 497
$maximumFunctionCount, 497
$maximumHistoryCount, 38, 497
$maximumVariableCount, 497
$message, 283
$myInvocation, 243, 476, 497
$myInvocation.InvocationName, 246
$myInvocation.MyCommand, 243
$myInvocation.ScriptName, 247
$nestedPromptLevel, 497
$null, 62, 98, 497
$ofs, 497
$outputEncoding, 498
$pid, 498
$profile, 23, 25, 486, 498
$progressPreference, 46, 498
$psHome, 498
$pwd, 320, 498
$this, 85
$true, 85
$VerbosePreference, 46, 483
%errorlevel%, 33
& (ampersand, invoke operator), 20, 29, 181
() (parentheses), 71
* (asterisk), 25
*.Format.ps1xml, 481
*-Item, 326
+ (addition operator), 201
, (comma, list operator), 195
. (dot) (see also dot-source), 67
./ (dot, forward slash), 20
./Program.exe syntax, 21
.NET
calling, 265
Class header, 58
classes, 502-508
documentation, 79, 469
advanced features, 262
Framework Class Library (FCL), xviii
generic objects, 73-74
instances, 468
method, 67, 468
names, 67
objects, 67, 71
properties, 67, 68, 70, 468
string formats, 519
WMI advanced tasks, 261
.NET classes and their uses, 502
.NET DateTime formatting, 522
.ps1, 176, 289, 473
.ps1xml, 289
.psc1 file extension, 48
.tmp (temporary file), 142
:: (colons), static member access, 68
<formatString>, 519
@ (at sign), list evaluation syntax, 97, 197, 449
@() (list evaluation syntax), 189
[int] (integer cast), 449
\ (backslash character), 98
` (back-tick), escape character (see also escape sequences), 98, 447
{ } double brackets (see also script block), 50
| (pipeline), 9, 49
" (quotes), 20
' (single quote), 20
0x prefix, 123, 448
A[ Top ]
A: through Z:, 314
accelerators, 211, 257, 261
Access a .NET SDK library, 276
Access arguments of a script, function, or script block, 185
Access elements of an array, 198
Access environment variables, 63
Access event logs of a remote machine, 371
Access features of the host's user interface, 221
Access information about your command's invocation, 242
Access information in an XML file, 147
Access pipeline input, 188
Access services on a remote machine, 383
Access user and machine certificates, 303
Access Windows Management Instrumentation data, 255
Access Windows performance counters, 270
ACL (access control list)
misconfigurations, 328
modification, 329
registry keys, 346-348
Active Directory, 385-404
objectClass, 400
ADAM (Active Directory Application Mode)
create a test instance, 386
installation, 386
test scripts on a local installation, 385
Adapters static IP addresses, 422-423
Add a graphical user interface to your script, 223
Add a pause or delay, 93
Add a site to an Internet Explorer security zone, 341
Add a user to a security or distribution group, 399
Add custom methods and properties to objects, 80
Add custom methods and properties to types, 82
Add extended file properties to files, 330
Add inline C# to your PowerShell script, 273
Add PowerShell scripting to your own program, 283
Add/remove administrative templates, 293
Add/remove programs, 410
Add-DistributionGroupMember, 431
Add-ExtendedFileProperties.ps1, 331
Add-History, 39
addition operator (+), 201, 454
Add-Member, 80, 82, 319, 471
Add-PsSnapin SnapinIdentifier, 47
ad hoc script development, 12
Adjust script flow using conditional statements, 89
Adjust your window size, 484
Administrative numeric constants, 448
Administrative templates, 293
Administrative tools, 294
Administrator account, 413
ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces), 13
ADSIEdit MMC, 390
COM libraries, xviii
[adsi], 387, 389, 395, 397
Advanced class features, 262
Advanced query feature, 262
aliases
Alias:, 311
AliasProperty, 81, 85, 471
common commands, 36
defining, 23
registry keys navigation, 337
scope, 67
structured commands, 7
alignment (string formatting), 519
Allow only
all administrators to manage Trusted Publishers, 295
enterprise administrators to manage Trusted Publishers, 295
AllScope, variable option, 66
AllSigned, execution policy, 288, 294
AllUsers
AllUsersDesktop, 249
AllUsersPrograms, 249
AllUsersStartMenu, 249
AllUsersStartup, 249
Alt key, 211
ampersand, invoke operator (&), 20, 29
Analyze a script's performance profile, 234
-and operator, 455
angles, 119
APIs
calls, 271-273
data protection, 297, 302
errors, 479
output, verbose, 483
Win32, 414
-Append parameter, 41
AppendChild(), 152
Apropos, 28
Archive, 123
args, 186
argument array, 474
arguments, 185
arithmetic operators, 453
ArrayList, 73, 75, 183, 205
arrays
access, 450
advanced tasks, 205
arguments, 474
associative, 198, 206, 451
combine, 201
create, 195
data, adding to the end, 201
defining, 449
elements, 198, 203, 449
multidimensional (jagged), 197, 450
ranges, 451
searches, 200, 202, 204
slicing, 451
sort, 200, 204
strongly typed, 449
(see also lists)
arrays, search, 202
-as operator, 458
-AsPlainText, 297
-AsSecureString, 210, 296
assembly, 470
Assign a static IP address, 421
Assignment, 455
asterisk (*), 25
at sign (@) (list evaluation syntax), 97
attrib.exe, 312
attributes
elements, 149
file, 124
flags, 124
group, 396
system update, 312
Authentication, advanced query feature, 262
Authenticode
infrastructure, 290
verification, 295
AuthenticodeSignature, 295
-Auto flag, 43
Automate data-intensive tasks, 56
automate programs, 266
Automate programs using COM scripting interfaces, 266
Automate wizard-guided tasks, 427
automatic variables, 496
AvailableFreeSpace, 84
Awk, 110
B[ Top ]
Back up an event log, 369
backslash character (\), 98
back-tick (`), escape character, 98, 447
(see also escape sequences)
-band operator, 126, 456
banker's rounding, 118
Base64 encoded command, 29
batch files, 30, 241
begin keyword, 190, 475
binary
BinaryReader, 141
management, 139
numbers, 123
operators, 88
parse, 139
representation, 128
binary file, searching, 136
binary operators, 456
bit flags, 123
-bnot operator, 457
Booleans, 446
-bor operator, 456
break statement, 464, 466
buffer size, 35
-bxor operator, 456
C[ Top ]
C#, Inline, 278
cacls.exe, 330
calculated property, 159
calculations, 120
complex, 181
properties, 319
(see also operations)
Calling methods on a class, 266
Calling methods on an instance, 265
calls
APIs, 271
methods, 265
cancel, 485
capitalization rules, debug solutions, 219
capitalization, writing, 219
Capturing output, 482
cast, 75
CategoryView, 44, 227
cd command, 6
certificates (see digital certificates)
characters
special, 98, 317
whitespace, 107
child scopes, 66
CIM_Printer, 414
classes, 67
advanced features, 262
security, 297
WebClient, 161
(see also .NET)
Clear or remove a file, 311
Clear-Content, 311
cmd.exe, 20
cmdlet, compile and run an example, 285
(see also commands)
Cmdlet keywords in scripts, 475
cmdlet, creation, 279
CodeMethod, 81, 472
CodeProperty, 81, 471
code-signing certificates, 289, 293
Collect detailed traces of a script or command, 234
colons (::), 68
COM
interfaces, 267, 471
methods and properties, 76
script, 14
script interfaces, 266
system administrators, 516-518
COM objects and their uses, 516
Combine two arrays, 201
comma, list operator (,), 195
command shell, 434
command-line utilities, 405
commands
CommandType, 243
defining, 443
duration of, 34
error output, 44
export as Web pages, 170
help, 26
history, 484
locate
current, 320
past, 24
memory usage, display, 373
output
comparisons of two commands, 358
storage, 39
status of last, 33
structured, 279
Trace-Command, 483
Commands and expressions, 443
CommandType, 244
comments, 444
multiline. 97
Common customization points, 484
common folders, 248
-ComObject, 76
Compare the output of two commands, 358
Compare-Object, 358
Compare-Property, 52
Compare-Property.ps1, 52
comparison operators, 51, 88, 359, 458, 461
Complexity of user input and file content, 218
ComputerName, 58
conditional statements, 460
-Confirm parameters, 10
Connect-WebService, 166
Connect-WebService.ps1, 167
Console settings, 484
console window
buffer size, 36
copying and pasting, with the mouse, 36
customization, 35, 484
foreground and background color, 36
history management, 38
hotkeys, 39
snapins, 48
[Console]::ReadKey(), 211
constructors, 71, 79, 470
-contains operator, 200, 460
content, 311
Continue ErrorAction preference, 479
continue statement, 46, 466
Continue verbose preference, 483
Control access and scope of variables and other items, 65
Convert a string to upper/lowercase, 106
Convert a VBScript WMI script to PowerShell, 263
Convert numbers between bases, 128
Convert text streams to objects, 110
[Convert]::ToInt32(), 123, 128
[Convert]::ToString(), 123, 128
ConvertFrom-SecureString, 297, 302
converting numbers, 449
Convert-TextObject, 110-114, 136-139, 172
Convert-TextObject.ps1, 110
ConvertTo-Html, 170
ConvertTo-SecureString, 297, 302
cooked input mode, 36
Copy-Item, 45, 156
cosine, 119
counted for loop, 92
Create a directory, 324
Create a filesystem hard link, 332
Create a hashtable or associative array, 206
Create a jagged or multidimensional array, 197
Create a multiline or formatted string, 97
Create a registry key value, 339
Create a security or distribution group, 395
Create a self-signed certificate, 291
Create a string, 95
Create a temporary file, 141
Create a user account, 390
Create a ZIP archive, 334
Create an array or list of items, 195
Create an instance of a .NET object, 71
Create an organizational unit, 388
Create instances of generic objects, 73
Create or remove an event log, 369
Create your own PowerShell cmdlet, 279
Creating instances of types, 470
Creating large text reports, 115
-creplace, 144
CSV
account information, 391
automating data intensive tasks, 56
files, 57
plain strings, 157
Ctrl key, 211
cube roots, 120
culture-aware script settings, 217
Custom DateTime format strings, 523
Custom formatting files, 481
Custom numeric format strings, 520
custom type extension files, 472
Customize your shell, profile, and prompt, 22
Cyrillic, 144
D[ Top ]
data
access instrumentation, 255-257
collection, 264
Data Protection API, 302
generating large amounts of, 114
import and export structured, 153
intensive tasks, 56
numeric, 448
pipelines, 114
retrieval of hidden, 313
source
navigation, 336
queries, 267-269
SQL servers, 267
streaming, 114
(see also files)
date and time
constants, 109
DateTime
calendar arithmetic, 310
calling, 79
customization, 523-527
format, 109, 522
date and time (continued)
generic objects, 73
Ticks property, 122
file modification searches, 310
format conversion, 522-523
internationalization problems, 109
number format, 218
system, 32
Date, time, and number formats, 218
-Debug, 46
Debug a script, 231
debugging solutions, 46, 231-233, 482
decimal numbers, 128, 449
declaration, 477
default parameters, 315
defrag.exe, 413
defragmentation, 412
delay command, 93
delete file, 311
-Delimiter, 138
delimiter, file, 133
Desktop, 249
Determine properties available to WMI filters, 257
Determine the current location, 320
Determine the differences between two files, 359
Determine whether a hotfix is installed, 417
Determine whether an array contains an item, 200
DHCP leases, 420
diagnostic information, 234
diff, 358, 359
diff.exe, 359
digital certificates
access, 303
self-signed, 291
store, 15, 304
digital signatures, 288, 295
dir command, 6
directories
creation, 324
file searches, 313
moving, 327
removal, 324
rename, 325
running commands, 20
VMImages, 435
DirectoryName, 315
Disable-Rule, 438
Discover registry settings for programs, 354
discovery commands, 10
disk
credential passwords, 301
space, 318
usage statistics, 319
Display a menu to the user, 211
Display messages and output to the user, 213
DisplayName, 410, 436
distribution groups
creation, 395
CSV data and bulk, 396
listing members, 401, 431
management, 431
property
lists, 397
modification, 399
searches, 396
users, 399, 431
division, 118, 454
do - until statement, 465
do - while statement, 92, 465
dollar hook (see $? [dollar sign, question mark])
DOS-style file manipulation commands, 5
dot, forward slash (./), 20
dot-source, 185, 254
dot-sourcing scripts, 473
double brackets ({ }), 50
(see also script block)
double quotes (" "), 96
Download a file from the Internet, 160
Download a web page from the Internet, 161
download time, 127
DownloadFile(), WebClient method, 160
DownloadString(), WebClient method, 161
drives, 311
access, 66
free space, 84
removal, 85
scope, 67
standard, 314
syntax, 241
E[ Top ]
e base, 120
Easily import and export your structured data, 153
EKU (Enhanced Key Usage), 304
else statement, 89, 460
elseIf statement, 89, 460
email
information retrieval and modification, 430
mailboxes, 430
management, 430
sending, 170
transport rules, 431
Enable or disable rules, 438
Enable or disable the Windows Firewall, 408
Enable scripting through an execution policy, 287
EnablePrivileges, 262
enablers, xviii
Enable-Rule, 438
Encarta, 162
encoded files, 144
EncodedCommand, 29
-Encoding, 144
Encrypted file attribute, 124
(see also SecureString)
end keyword, 190
end of file information, 41
End(), 107
Enhanced security configuration, 289
[Enum]::GetValues(), 248
enumerated constants, 249
enumerator, 188
env:, 63, 241, 312
environment
global, 254
libraries, xviii
modification, 240
providers, 63, 241
values, 241
variables, 30, 63, 240
WSH scripters, xviii
(see also variables)
[Environment]::GetFolderPath(), 248
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable(), 241
[Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable(), 241
-eq operator, 50, 107, 202, 458
equality operator, 458
errors
access list of, 226
command generated, 226
enable scripting, 287
$false variable, 34
generating, 231
invalid command-line parameters, 45
management, 228-229, 478-480
messages
first time running a script, 177
values, 249
nonterminating, 45, 227, 478
output stream, 479
parameters, 479
records, 227
registry keys, 286
terminating, 45, 227, 478
escape sequences, 64, 96, 318, 447
EscDomains keys, 342
event logs
creation, 370
remote computer access, 371
removal, 369
searches, 362
write to, 370
-Examples flag, 27
Excel, output management, 157
exception, 479
Exchange Management Console, 427
Exchange Management Shell, 427
Exchange Server 2007, 426
-Exclude, 315
executables, 139
execution policies, 474
AllSigned, 288
configuration, 12, 31
execution, registry keys, 336-341
ExecutionPolicy, 288
RemoteSigned (recommended), 288
Restricted, 288
scripting, 287
Unrestricted, 288
exit statement, 33, 184, 476
expanding strings, 446
Experiment with Exchange Management Shell, 427
Experiment with the command shell, 434
exponent, 118
Export command output as a web page, 170
Export-CliXml, 39, 153
Export-Csv, 155
expressions
alternation, 493
assertions, 492
backreference, 494
calculated property, 159
character class, 488
commonly used, 488
expressions (continued)
constructs, 494
escaped characters, 494
grouping, 490-492
patterns, 493
quantifiers, 489
regular, 488
Extending types, 471
extension points, 86
extensions (see snapins)
ExternalScript, 243
F[ Top ]
-f operator, 75, 457
Favorites, 249
fields, 79
file content, functions, 218
file, reading, 133
[File]::ReadAllText(), 134
files
adding ending information, 41
advanced associations, 29
attributes, 124, 125, 312
changes, monitoring, 321
content
cleared, 311
removal, 311
retrieval, 133
create a file to hold the cmdlet and snapin source code, 280
create a file to hold the hosting source code, 284
creation, 280
CSV, 155
custom type extensions, 472, 82
damage, checking for, 321
determining differences between, 359
directory search, 313
encoded in Unicode or another code page, 144
event log backup, 369
extended properties, adding, 330-332
filenames, 20
filesystems
access, 330
hard link, 332
navigation, 4
filters, 149
formatting, 481
hashes, 321
import and export structured data, 153
integrity verification, 360
Internet downloads, 160
LDIF, import, 386
manipulation of, 405
modification
before a certain date, 310
checking for, 321
moving, 326
navigation, 14
OEM code, 144
removal, 324
rename, 325
searches, 135, 143
specific items, 313
match specific patterns, 314-317
security vulnerabilities, 142
signed, 289
source code, 284
special characters, management, 317
temporary, 141
text
data, 110
manage, 136
parse, 136
replace, 143
unicode, 144
Web pages, Internet downloads, 161
wildcards, 313
XML access, 147
XPath query, 150
-Filter, 256, 315
Filter items in a list or command output, 50
filters
command output, 50
defining, 477
errors, 51
items in a list, 50
key properties, 257
keywords, 193
LDAP, 393, 397
object lists, 52-54
parameters, 341
properties, 257
provider-specific, 315
WMI, 257
Find a command to accomplish a task, 25
Find all files modified before a certain date, 310
Find event log entries by their frequency, 367
Find event log entries with specific text, 364
Find files that match a pattern, 314
Find items in an array greater or less than a value, 204
Find items in an array that match a value, 202
Find the location of common system paths, 248
Find the owner of a group, 398
Find your script's location, 247
Find your script's name, 246
FindAll(), 393, 397
findstr, 33, 135
firewall, 408-410
flags, 123
floating point
numbers, 120
values, 118
flow control statement, 466
fonts
customization, 35
Fonts, 249
for loop, 56, 92, 199
for statement, 464
-Force, 227
foreach
cmdlet, 92
defining, 464
Foreach-Object, 55, 56, 199
input, 188
instances, 264
loop, 92
statement, 11
Forefront Security, 434
formal parameters, 474
Format a date for output, 108
Format.custom.ps1xml, 481
Format-List *, 42, 394, 398, 403, 481
Format-Table, 81
-Auto flag, 43
composable commands, 9
custom column list defining, 43
Get-Help Format-Table, 44
hashtables, 43
Name, displaying, 43
properties, 480
screen space, efficient use of, 43
formatting
date and time, 522
format operators, 128
rules, 102
strings
numeric, 520
syntax, 519
Formatting output, 480
Format-Wide, 102, 481
-Full flag, 27
FullControl, 330, 347
FullName, 156
functions
arguments, 185-187
calculations, 181
command type, 243
content, 477
data return, 182
defining, 180, 243, 473, 477
directory creation, 324
Function:, 311
integration, 8
libraries, 184
name, 243
options, 243
scriptblock, 243
writing, 179
G[ Top ]
GB (gigabyte), 8, 127
-ge operator, 204, 458
Generate large reports and text streams, 114
Get and list the properties of a computer account, 403
Get and list the properties of a user account, 394
Get detailed documentation about types and objects, 78
Get disk usage information, 318
Get help on a command, 26
Get, install, and uninstall management packs, 437
Get properties of remote registry keys, 351
Get registry items from remote machines, 349
Get the ACL of a file or directory, 327
Get the ACL of a registry key, 346
Get the children of an Active Directory container, 390
Get the content of a file, 133
Get the current location, 252
Get the files in a directory, 313
Get the MD5 or SHA1 hash of a file, 321
Get the newest entries from an event log, 363
Get the properties of a group, 397
Get the properties of an organizational unit, 388
Get the system date and time, 32
Get-Acl, 328
Get-AclMisconfiguration.ps1, 328
Get-Agent, 435
Get-Alert, 439
Get-AliasSuggestion.ps1, 37
Get-Answer.ps1, 162
Get-Arguments.ps1, 186
Get-AuthenticodeSignature, 295
Get-Characteristics.ps1, 139
Get-ChildItem, 115, 135, 159, 310
Get-Command, 10, 25, 77, 196
Get-Content
files contents, 133
monitor changes, 321
item retrieval, 56
ReadCount, 134
strings, generate list of, 196
syntax, 241
Get-Credential, 298
Get-Date, 32, 108, 183
Get-DetailedSystemInformation.ps1, 419
Get-DiskUsage.ps1, 319
Get-DistributionGroup, 431
GetEnumerator(), 207
Get-EventLog, 363
Get-FileHash.ps1, 322
Get-Help
help on an item, 26
view command results, 10
Get-Help About_Environment_Variable, 65
Get-Help About_Escape_Characters, 100
Get-Help About_For, 93
Get-Help About_Foreach, 93
Get-Help about_signing, 289
Get-Help About_Special_Characters, 100, 318
Get-Help About_WildCard, 316
Get-Help Add-DistributionGroupMember, 431
Get-Help Certificate, 304
Get-Help Clear-Content, 312
Get-Help Compare-Object, 359
Get-Help ConvertTo-Html, 170
Get-Help Disable-Rule, 438
Get-Help Enable-Rule, 438
Get-Help Export-CliXml, 361, 369
Get-Help Get-Agent, 436
Get-Help Get-Alert, 440
Get-Help Get-AuthenticodeSignature, 296
Get-Help Get-ChildItem, 311, 317, 318
Get-Help Get-Command, 26
Get-Help Get-Content, 134
Get-Help Get-Date, 32
Get-Help Get-DistributionGroup, 431
Get-Help Get-DistributionGroupMember, 431
Get-Help Get-EventLog, 369
Get-Help Get-ItemProperty, 338
Get-Help Get-Mailbox, 431
Get-Help Get-MaintenanceWindow, 437
Get-Help Get-ManagementPack, 438
Get-Help Get-OwaVirtualDirectory, 433
Get-Help Get-Process, 375
Get-Help Get-Rule, 438
Get-Help Get-Service, 381
Get-Help Get-Task, 439
Get-Help Get-User, 429
Get-Help Get-WmiObject, 257
Get-Help Import-CliXml, 369
Get-Help Install-ManagementPack, 438
Get-Help Measure-Command, 35
Get-Help Measure-Object, 123
Get-Help Move-Item, 327
Get-Help Move-Mailbox, 431
Get-Help New-ItemProperty, 340
Get-Help New-MaintenanceWindow, 437
Get-Help New-TransportRule, 432
Get-Help PowerShell, 77
Get-Help Read-Host, 210
Get-Help Registry, 338, 340
Get-Help Remove-Item, 312, 325
Get-Help Remove-ItemProperty, 339
Get-Help Rename-Item, 326
Get-Help Resolve-Alert, 440
Get-Help Set-Acl, 348
Get-Help Set-DistributionGroup, 431
Get-Help Set-ExecutionPolicy, 289
Get-Help Set-ItemProperty, 339
Get-Help Set-Mailbox, 431
Get-Help Set-OwaVirtualDirectory, 433
Get-Help Set-User, 429
Get-Help Start-Task, 439
Get-Help Stop-Process, 377
Get-Help Stop-Service, 382
Get-Help Trace-Command, 234, 483
Get-Help Uninstall-Agent, 436
Get-Help Uninstall-ManagementPack, 438
Get-Help Where-Object, 317, 377
Get-HelpGet-Acl, 346
Get-History cmdlet, 12
Get-InstalledSoftware.ps1, 410
Get-InvocationInfo.ps1, 244
Get-ItemProperty, 337
Get-Location, 252, 320
Get-MachineStartupShutdownScript.ps1, 407
Get-Mailbox, 430
Get-ManagementPack, 437
Get-Member, 10, 77, 469
GetNetworkCredential(), 298, 299
Get-OwnerReport.ps1, 81
Get-PageUrls, 163
Get-PageUrls.ps1, 164
Get-Process, 7, 22, 49, 196
Get-Progress.ps1, 45
Get-PsDrive, 83
GetRelated(), 262
Get-RemoteRegistryChildItem.ps1, 350
Get-RemoteRegistryKeyProperty.ps1, 351
Get-Rule, 438
Get-Service, 380
Get-Task, 439
Get-Tomorrow.ps1, 182
Get-TraceSource, 483
Get-User cmdlets, 428
Get-UserLogonLogoffScript.ps1, 406
Get-WarningsAndErrors.ps1, 228
Get-WmiClassKeyProperty.ps1, 258
Get-WmiObject
data retrieval, 263
instances, retrieval, 264
startup mode, 382
WMI access, 256
gibibytes, 127
gigabytes, 127
Global scope, 66
glue, xviii
GOTO, 180
greater than or equal operator, 458
grep, 110, 135
Group Policy
Object Editor MMC, 293
scripts, 405
Group Policy templates, 292
Group-Object, 367
-gt operator, 109, 204, 459
Guidelines for other resources, 220
H[ Top ]
handle count, 11
Handle warnings, errors, and terminating errors, 228
hard links, 332
hashtables
access, 206, 452
defining, 43, 451
generating, 322
hash algorithms
MD5, 321
SHA1, 321
key and value pairs, 452
mapping, 206
order of, not retaining, 207
sorting, 207
(see also arrays)
HelpLink, 410
here strings, 97, 447
Hexadecimal and other number bases, 448
hexadecimal number, 128, 448
Hidden, 312
history storage properties, 35
HKCU:, 311
drive support, 312
(see also Registry)
HKLM:, 311
drive support, 311
(see also Registry)
HNetCfg.FwMgr COM, 409
HNetCfg.FWOpenPort COM, 409
host
functionality, 222
interface, 221
Internet Explorer, names, 342
keys, 342
user interaction, 222
host.EnterNestedPrompt(), 231
hotfixes
installation search, 417
modified files, 136
hotkeys, 484
HREF, parsing, URL, parsing, 164
HTML, 162
ConvertTo-Html, 170
download, 161
export, 170
links, 163
standards, 164
Web pages, 162
HTTP (retrieving web content), 172
I[ Top ]
ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.Zip, 277
if statement, 89, 460
Import structured data from a CSV file, 156
Import users in bulk to Active Directory, 391
Import-AdUser.ps1, 391
Import-CliXml, 153, 154, 369
Import-Csv, 57, 156
ImportNode(), 152
-Include, 313, 315
index (string formatting), 519
IndexOf(), 103
information
dynamic, 99
sensitive, 296
initialization, 464
Inline C#, 273-276
input
low-fidelity, 110
pipeline, 475
reading, 209
scripts, 474
Input to scripts, 474
-InputObject, 77
Inquire, 46
ErrorAction preference, 479
verbose preference, 483
Insert dynamic information in a string, 99
Install-AgentByName, 436
installing
PowerShell, xxii
snapins, 47
InstallUtil SnapinFilename.dll, 47
instance properties, 70
instances (see objects)
Instant Answers, 162
[int] (integer cast), 118
integers, 118
Interact with Internet protocols, 172
Interact with PowerShell's global environment, 254
Interacting with COM objects, 471
interactive shell, 4
customization, 22, 35
programs, running, 19
Interactively filter lists of objects, 52
Internet
downloads, 160
protocols, 172-175
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), 172
Internet Explorer
configuration options, 343
domain names, storage, 341
Enhanced Security Configuration, 342
security zone, 341
site addition, 341
UNC paths, 342
invalid command-line parameters, 45
investigate commands, 25
Investigate the invocationInfo variable, 244
InvocationInfo, 44, 244-246
InvocationName, 243
invoke, 20
& (ampersand, invoke operator), 181
& operator, 20
Invoke-History, 38, 39
Invoke-Item, 157
scripts, 473
Invoke a PowerShell expression on a remote machine, 377
Invoke a PowerShell script from outside PowerShell, 29
Invoke a script block with alternate culture settings, 220
Invoke native Windows API calls, 271
Invoke-CmdScript.ps1, 31
Invoke-Inline.ps1, 274
Invoke-RemoteExpression.ps1, 378
Invoke-SqlCommand.ps1, 268
Invoke-WindowsApi.ps1, 271, 332
invoking scripts, 473
ipconfig, 6
list all IP addresses for a computer, 423
renew a DHCP lease, 420
run on the remote computer, 423
-is operator, 460
-isnot operator, 460
IsReadOnly, 79, 312
items
display properties as a list, 42
display properties as a table, 42
K[ Top ]
KB (kilobytes), 127
keys, 210, 337
keywords, 11
kibibytes, 127
Kill() method, 8
L[ Top ]
languages
C#, 273
features, 273
filtering, 316
improve scripting, 267
VBScript, 263
WQL, 256
LastWriteTime, 122, 310
Launch a process, 375
LDAP filter, 385-404
-le operator, 204, 459
leading spaces, 107
Learn about types and objects, 77
Learning about types, 469
Length property, 7, 122
less than or equal to operator, 459
libraries, 277
dot-source, 185
functions, 185
Library, 184
naming conventions, 184
LibraryTemperature.ps1, 184
-like operator, 50, 88, 202, 459
links, parsing, 164
-List, 362
List a user's group membership, 400
List all event logs, 362
List all installed software, 410
List all IP addresses for a computer, 423
List all running services, 380
List and start tasks, 439
List currently running processes, 373
list evaluation syntax (@()), 189
List logon or logoff scripts for a user, 405
List network adapter properties, 424
List startup or shutdown scripts for a machine, 407
List the members of a group, 401
List the users in an organizational unit, 401
lists
, (comma, list operator), 195
arrays, 195
computer account properties, 403
all IP addresses, 423
items
searches for, 200
sorting, 200
pattern matching, 201
statistical properties, 121
trimming, 107
variables, 196
literal strings, 446
-LiteralPath, 317
Load types from another assembly, 72
LoadWithPartialName, 73, 471
local scope, 66
Local Security Policy MMC, 294
LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile, 408
LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile.GloballyOpenPorts, 409
locations, 252
logical operators
and, 455
decisions based on, 87
exclusive or, 455
not, 455
or, 455
logoff, 405
logon, 29, 405
loop labels, 464
looping statements, 56, 87, 91, 463, 464
Lower(), 106
lowercase, 106
-lt operator, 204, 459
M[ Top ]
Machine, 242
mail (see email)
Mailbox, 428
mailNickname, 397
maintenance window, 436
Make decisions with comparison and logical operators, 87
Make text selection easier, 484
Manage a running service, 382
Manage alerts, 439
Manage and change the attributes of a file, 312
Manage distribution groups, 431
Manage Exchange users, 428
Manage files that include special characters, 317
Manage large conditional statements with switches, 90
Manage mailboxes, 430
Manage Operations Manager agents, 435
Manage Outlook Web Access, 432
Manage PowerShell security in an enterprise, 292
Manage printers and print queues, 416
Manage scheduled tasks on a computer, 412
Manage transport rules, 431
management packs, 437
Managing errors, 478
mandatory parameters, 475
Map-Object.ps1, 181
Marshal, 298
-match operator, 88, 103, 202, 460
[Math], 118
math (see operations)
[Math]:::Abs(), 119
[Math]::ACos(), 119
[Math]::ASin(), 119
[Math]::ATan(), 119
[Math]::Cos(), 119
[Math]::Exp(), 120
[Math]::Log(), 120
[Math]::Pow() method, 119
[Math]::Sin(), 119
[Math]::Sqrt(), 119
[Math]::Tan(), 119
[Math]::Truncate(), 118
MB (megabytes), 8, 127
md function, 324
MD5, 321
Measure statistical properties of a list, 121
Measure-Command, 34
Measure-Object, 11, 121
mebibytes, 127
member types, 77
members, 80
-MemberType, 77
menus, 211
Message, 367
methods, 266, 468
instances, 265, 468
management infrastructure, 256
Microsoft
Download Center, 386
Script Center, 409
Microsoft Certificate Services, deploy, 293
Microsoft Forefront, 434
Microsoft Operations Manager, 434
mkdir, 324
modified data, 10
Modify data in an XML file, 151
Modify Internet Explorer settings, 343
Modify or remove a registry key value, 338
Modify properties of a security or distribution group, 399
Modify properties of a user account, 395
Modify properties of an organizational unit, 389
modulus operator, 455
Monitor a file for changes, 321
Move a file or directory, 326
Move-Item, 59, 327
Move-Mailbox, 430
mscorlib DLL, 74
MSDN documentation, 79
msiexec.exe, 412
multiplication, 454
MyCommand, 242, 476
MyDocuments, 249
MyProgram.exe, 339
N[ Top ]
namespace, 14, 75, 277
Navigate the registry, 336
navigation
aliases, 337
provider, 336
registry keys, 336
-ne operator, 203, 458
negated equality operator, 458
NetCfg.FwMgr COM, 408
NetHood, 249
netstat.exe, 26
NetworkCredential, 299
New Certificate Rule, 294
New Mailbox, 428
-Newest, 363
New-FileSystemHardLink.ps1, 333
New-GenericObject.ps1, 74
New-ItemProperty, 339
New-MaintenanceWindow, 436
New-Object, 71, 195, 197, 470
New-SelfSignedCertificate.ps1, 291
New-TransportRule, 432
New-ZipFile.ps1, 334
NextValue(), 270
nonterminating errors, 479
-not operator, 455
-notcontains operator, 460
notepad, 6, 8
NoteProperty, 81, 472
-notlike operator, 89, 203, 459
-notmatch operator, 203, 460
-Noun, 25
nouns, 7, 177
Now, 468
number bases
convert, number bases, 128
hexadecimal
binary, 128
octal, 128
numbers
alignment, 519
assignments, 448
bases, 448
constants, 448
conversions, 128
format strings, 519
(see also operations)
Numeric format strings, 519
O[ Top ]
objectClass=User, 402
objects
.NET
Framework, 8
generate live, 71
System.String, 10
attributes, 124
character counting, 7
COM, 76
constructors, 71
custom methods, 80
custom properties, 80
defining, 61
documentation, 78
Foreach-Object, 56
instance, 69, 77
integration, 7
output, 8, 22
pipelines, 50
process, 8
Sort-Object, 49
static members, 77
structured command, 6
System.Diagnostics.Process, 61
unordered sets comparisons, 359
Where-Object, 49
octal number, 449
octal representation, 128
OEM code, 144
Open or close ports in the Windows firewall, 409
operating systems (see systems)
operations
administrative constants, 127
advanced results, 119
arithmetic, simple, 117-118
binary numbers, 123
calcualtions, 181
conversions, 118, 128
DateTime, 122
functionality, 120
property
calculated, 319
statistical, 121
scripting language support, 118
System.Math, 119
operations manager agents, 435
Operations Manager Command Shell
agents, 435
functionality, 434
packs automation, 437
maintenance window, 436
operators
arithmetic, 117, 453
binary, 456
comparison, 458-460
culture-neutral, 107
logical, 455
other simple, 457
type replacement, 326
-or operator, 455
OU (organizational unit)
containers, 390
creation, 388
lists of users, 402
properties, 388
OuterXml, 149
Out-File, 40, 115
Outlook Web Access
Get-Help Set-OwaVirtualDirectory, 433
management, 432
virtual directory, 432
output, 476
capture, 476, 482
CategoryView, 44
command, 55
dates, 108
default encoding, 40
detailed debug, 45
errors, 44
export as Web pages, 170
formatting, 480
huge files, 92
InvocationInfo, 44
plain text, 49
progress, 45
redirection operators, 40
storage, 40
verbose, 45, 483
warnings, 230
working with each list item, 55
Write-Debug, 46
Write-Progress, 46
Write-Verbose, 46
output retrieval, 476
Output warnings, errors, and terminating errors, 230
Out-String cmdlet, 104, 482
-OutVariable parameter, 482
Owner file, 80
P[ Top ]
P/Invoke (Platform Invoke), 271-273
Packet privacy, 262
params, 185-187
parent scope, 66
parentheses (), 71
Parse and manage binary files, 139
Parse and manage text-based log files, 136
ParseExpression, 138
passwords
Password, 299
password.txt, 301
requesting, 298
security, 298
storing on disk, 301
paste, 485
-Path, 315
paths, building, 253
pause command, 93
PE (portable executable), 139
Perform an XPath query against an XML file, 150
Perform complex arithmetic, 119
Perform simple arithmetic, 117
performance
counter access, 270
problems, 235
Perl, 95
permission, 347
Person, 452
personalized prompt, 22
ping, 33
pipeline (|), 9, 22, 49
chain of scripts, 192
cmdlet keywords, 189-193
commas (,), 183
full-fidelity objects, 49
input, 188, 475
output
data return, 182
two value arrays, 476
writing oriented functions, 193
PipelineLength, 243
PipelinePosition, 243
Place common functions in a library, 184
Place formatted information in a string, 101
Place special characters in a string, 98
POP3 (receiving mail), 172
popd command, 6
ports, 409
positional parameters, 7
power of numbers, 119, 127
Prevent a string from including dynamic information, 100
printers
basics, 413-417
cancel print jobs, 416
clear pending jobs, 416
information retrieval, 413
queue statistics, 414
PrintHood, 249
Private scope, 66
process keyword, 190
Process Monitor
automate registry writes, 357
begin capturing information, 356
configuration and launching, 355
information capture, 356
manually set the configuration option, 356
registry key settings, 354
review the capture logs for registry modification, 356
stop capturing information, 356
processes
current running, 373
keyword, 190
launch, 375
sort by start time, 374
Startup, on a remote computer, 377-379
stop or kill, 376
ProcessName parameter, 7
profiles, 486
customization of, 486
interactive shell, 23
scripts, 25
variables, 23
ProgID, 76
Program Files, 47
Programs, 249
Progress output, 46
progress updates, 216
prompts
aliases, command commands, 37
colors, use of in, 24
customization of, 486
ID history, 24
Prompt function, 23
properties
alphabetical sort, 157
calculated, 81, 159
of a collection, 77
extended, adding, 330-332, 471
instance, 468
length, 122
mapping steps, 59
names, 59, 136
-Property, 122
public, 79
static, 70, 468
textual, 122
PropertySet, 472
Provide progress updates on long-running tasks, 216
providers, 14, 325
accessing paths, 64
content, 63
proxies, 166, 343
ps command, 373
PsBase, 261, 453
PsBase.Children, 390
-PsConsoleFile, 48
PsCredential, 298
PsDrive, 83
PSDriveInfo, 84
PsExec, 377
PsIsContainer, 50, 313
PSPath, 156
Public, 79
public constructors, 79
public fields, 79
public methods, 80
public properties, 79
Publisher software, 410
pushd command, 6
Push-Location, 6
Put(), 389, 399
pwd command, 6
Q[ Top ]
queries, 262, 265
Query a SQL data source, 267
question mark ($?), 33
queue statistics, 414
quickedit, 484
QuickEdit mode, 35, 36
-Quiet switch, 136
quotes ("), 20
R[ Top ]
radians, 119
Read a key of user input, 210
Read a line of user input, 209
ReadAllText(), 134
readcount file, 133
Read-Host, 93, 209
Read-HostWithPrompt.ps1, 211
ReadKey(), 93
ReadOnly, 124, 312
Recent, 249
Recipient configuration, 428
-Recurse, 313, 315
redirection operators, 40
[Reflection.Assembly]::Load(), 73
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile(), 277
registry
keys
ACL (access control list), 346
creation, 339
modification, 338, 343
program settings, 354
properties, 351
remote computers, 348
removal, 338, 340
searches, 344
values, 353
writes, 357
navigation, 15
Registry Editor, 286, 344
RegistryAccessRule, 347
RegSetValue, 356
regular expression, 136, 460
RemoteRegistryChildItem, 348
RemoteSigned, 288, 356
Remove a file or directory, 324
Remove a registry key, 340
Remove a user from a security or distribution group, 400
Remove elements from an array, 203
Remove-Item, 311, 324, 340
Remove-PsDrive, 85
Rename a file or directory, 325
Rename-Item, 325, 326
Renew a DHCP lease, 420
repeat operations, 91
Repeat operations with loops, 91
-replace, 105, 110, 145, 326
-replace operator, 457
Replace text in a string, 105
Replace text in large files, 145
Replace text spanning multiple lines, 144
Replace text using a pattern instead of plain text, 144
Replace(), 105
reports, generating large, 114
Reset(), 475
ResolutionState, 439
Resolve-Path, 320
Restart-Service, 382
Restricted, 288
results, filtering language, 316
Resume-Service, 382
Retain changes to environment variables set by a batch file, 30
Retrieve a specific event log entry, 365
Retrieve printer information, 413
Retrieve printer queue statistics, 414
Retrieving data, 264
Retrieving output from scripts, 476
Return data from a script, function, or script block, 182
return statement, 180, 184, 476
roots
cube, 120
function, 120
square, 119
RSS, feeds, 147
rules
Deny, 330
disable, 438
enable, 438
Run a PowerShell command, 21
Run ipconfig on the remote computer, 421
Run programs, scripts, and existing tools, 19
RunAs, 300
running scripts, 473
S[ Top ]
S (static) icon, 79
safeguard techniques, 10
Safely build file paths out of their components, 253
sAMAccountName, 397, 403
Schedule a maintenance window, 436
schtasks.exe, 412
scope
child, 66
global, 254
local, 66
names, 477
parent, 66
-Scope, 66
variables, 445
screen
buffers, 484
scraping, 162
Script blocks
name, 244
add a ScriptProperty, 84
defining, 243, 478
Script scope, 66
Scriptblock, setscriptblock, 84
scripts
.NET Framework, 11
adding, 283
arguments, 185-187, 474
blocks
alternate culture settings, 220
data return, 182
invoke, 220
writing, 180
calls, 29
COM interfaces, 266
for constant speed, 94
current location, 320
debug solutions, 231-233
defining, 243, 473
diagnostics, 231
dot-source, 254, 473
filenames, 177
functions, 179
guidelines, 220
input, 474
invoke, 29, 473
keywords, 475
libraries, 254
location, 247
name
current running, 243
finding, 246
parameters, 474
paths, programmatically specify, 243
performance profile, 234-239
PowerShell.exe, 29
programmatically specify, 317
readability, 31
running, 473
SCRIPT, 65
ScriptLineNumber, 242
ScriptMethod, 85, 472
ScriptName, 242, 476
ScriptProperty, 81, 83, 472
SetScriptBlock, 84
signed, 289
testing on local installations, 385-387
traces, 234
ubiquitous, 11
users
input, 218
interaction, 209
written by, 283
return values, 476
writing, 176, 473
culture-aware, 107, 217
guidelines, 217
SDK libraries, 276
Search a file for text or a pattern, 135
Search a string for text or a pattern, 102
Search and replace text in a file, 143
Search for a computer account, 402
Search for a security or distribution group, 396
Search for a user account, 393
Search for WMI classes, 258
Search help for text, 28
Search the certificate store, 304
Search the Windows registry, 344
Search the Windows start menu, 250
Search-CertificateStore.ps1, 304
searches
array, 202
certificate store, 304
commands, 25
entries, 365
event logs, 364
files, 135
finding domain names, 402
help, 28
-match, 103
matching filters, 394
for owners, 398
patterns, 135
regular expressions, 28
SearchText, 135
security group, 396
StartMenu, 250
strings, 102
text, 25, 28, 135, 143
verbs, 25
wildcards, 103
WMI, 257
Search-Help.ps1, 28
Search-Registry.ps1, 345
SearchScope, 402
Search-StartMenu.ps1, 251
Search-WmiNamespace.ps1, 258
Securely handle sensitive information, 296
Securely request usernames and passwords, 298
Securely store credentials on disk, 301
SecureString, unprotect, 296
security
ACL (access control list), 328
certificate searches, 304
credentials, 300, 302
digital signature, 290
Enhanced configuration, 289
enterprise setting, management, 292
files, 142
Forefront, 434
groups, 395
Internet Explorer Zone, 341
misconfigurations, 328
passwords, 298, 301
policies
execution, 288
software restriction, 294
privileges, 262
properties, 397
scripts, 21, 177, 287
sensitive information, 296
users, 298, 399
Sed, 110
Select-FilteredObject.ps1, 52
Select-GraphicalFilteredObject.ps1, 223
SelectNodes(), 150
Select-Object, 81
Select-String, 110, 135
Send an email, 170
Send-MailMessage.ps1, 171
Send-TcpRequest.ps1, 173
SendTo, 249
sessions, 38
history, 12, 38
transcripts, 41
Set, 79
Set properties of remote registry keys, 353
Set the ACL of a file or directory, 329
Set the ACL of a registry key, 347
Set-Acl, 329, 347
Set-Alias, 23
Set-AuthenticodeSignature, 289, 290, 303
Set-ConsoleProperties.ps1, 35
Set-Content variable, 241
Set-DistributionGroup, 431
Set-ExecutionPolicy, 287, 474
SetInfo(), 389, 395, 399
Set-ItemProperty, 338
Set-Location, 336
Set-Mailbox, 430
Set-OwaVirtualDirectory, 432
Set-PsDebug, 234, 482
Set-RemoteRegistryKeyProperty.ps1, 353
SetScriptBlock, 84
setup wizard, 386
Set-User cmdlets, 428
SHA1, 322
SHA256, 322
SharpZipLib, 277
Shell.Application, 331
Shift key, 211
shortcuts
directory entries, 387
invoke methods, 256
operations, 93
type, 470
WQL language, 256
shutdown.exe, 26
SideIndicator, 359
Sign a PowerShell script or formatting file, 289
SilentlyContinue
ErrorAction preference, 479
hide output, 46
verbose preference, 483
-Simple, 135
simple assignment, 448
simple operators, 453
Simplify math with administrative constants, 127
Simplify most where-object filters, 51
sine, 119
single quote ('), 20
single-line option (?s), 103, 138, 145
sites, 341
Size (MB), 81
snapins
add to your session, 282
compiling, 282
defining, 282
installation and registration, 282
shell extensions, 47
use of, 282
software
list all installed, 410
removal, 412
restriction policies, 294
Software restriction policies, 294
sort a hashtable by key or value, 207
Sort an array or list of items, 200
sorting rules, 220
Sort-Object, 9, 49, 200
Source, 371
Split(), 110
square brackets ([]), 67
square roots, 119
Start a process as another user, 300
Start(), 107
StartMenu, 249
StartMode, 265
Start-ProcessAsUser.ps1, 300
Start-Sleep, 93
Startup, 249
statements, 443
begin, 475
break, 464, 466
comparison value, 462
conditional, 460
continue, 464, 466
control, 466
do - until, 465
do - while, 465
end, 475
exit, 476
for, 464
foreach, 464
increment, 464
looping, 464
process, 475
return, 476
switch, 461
while, 465
static, 468
defining, 79
static IP address, 421-423
static members, 77
static methods, 68
static properties, 70
statistical properties, 121
Status, 50
Stop
defining, 7
ErrorAction preference, 479
errors, 46
-Process, 6, 10
verbose preference, 483
Stop a process, 376
Stop-Process, 376
Stop-Service, 382
Stop-Transcript, 41
Store information in variables, 62
Store the output of a command in a CSV file, 155
streaming, 115
StreamReader, 141
strict mode, 231
String formatting syntax, 519
String(), 108
String.Format(), 102
strings
arguments, 19
capitalization, changing, 107
creating, 96
double quotes (" "), 96
escape sequences, 96
expanding, 96-98, 446
format syntax, 519
here strings, 447
information
dynamic, 99
formatted, 101
leading spaces, removal, 107
literal (nonexpanding), 96-98, 446
lowercase, 106
multiline or formatted, 97
numeric format, 519
replacement rules, 96
single quote ('), 96, 100
special characters, 100
text, literal strings and rules, 101
trailing spaces, removal, 107
uppercase, 106
variable names, 100
(see also here strings; variables)
structured commands, 7
subexpressions, 99
SubInAcl.exe, 347
subkeys, 342, 405
subtraction, 454
Summarize system information, 419
Suspend-Service, 382
/quiet switch, 412
switch statement, 90, 462
syntax
filters, 397
Noun, Verb, 499
System Center Demonstration Toolkit, 434
System Center Operations Manager 2007, 434
System.Collections.ArrayList, 73, 183, 206
System.DateTime, 70
System.Diagnostics.EventLog, 371
[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::CreateEventSource(), 369
[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::Delete(), 370
[System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::DeleteEventSource(), 370
System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter, 270
System.Diagnostics.Process, 61, 68, 374
[System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start(), 375
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo, 375
System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher, 393, 397, 402
[System.Environment]::CurrentDirectory, 70
System.Globalization.StringInfo, 219
System.IO.DirectoryInfo, 314
System.IO.FileInfo, 314
[System.IO.Path]::GetTempFilename(), 141
System.Management.Automation.PSDriveInfo, 83
System.Management.ManagementClass, 262
System.Management.ManagementObject, 262
System.Management.ManagementObjectSearcher, 262
System.Math, 119
System.Net.Mail.MailMessage, 170
System.Net.WebClient, 160, 161
System.Reflection.Assembly, 72, 470
[System.Reflection.Assembly]:LoadFile(), 277
System.Security.AccessControl.FileSecurity, 328
System.Security.AccessControl.RegistrySecurity, 346
System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Store, 304
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController, 381
[System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController]::GetServices(), 383
System.Text.StringBuilder, 116
System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail, 172
System.Xml.XmlDocument, 149
System.Xml.XmlElement, 149
systems
attributes, update, 312
date, 32
event logs, 362
information, summarize, 419
inventory, 264
operatingSystem, 403
ServicePack, 403
Version, 403
path location, 248
services, 380-384
System.Diagnostics.Process, 8
time, 32
T[ Top ]
tab, 7, 98
completion, 487
Tab key customization, 487
tabexpansion, 487
tables, formatting, 43
tail, 321
tangent, 119
Target parameter, 242
tasks, 56, 439
administration, 25, 412
advanced, 261
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), 172
Telnet, 172
Templates, 249
terminating errors, 228, 479
Test active directory scripts on a local installation, 385
Test instance, 386
Test-HotfixInstallation.ps1, 418
throw statement, 230
Ticks property, 122
-TimeStampServer, 290
tokens, 443
TotalDays property, 8
trace
defining, 482
sources, 234, 483
-Trace parameter, 234
Trace-Command, 234
trailing spaces, 107
transport rules, 431
trap statement, 228, 479
Trim a string, 107
Trim(), 107
true or false, 50, 88, 136
truncation, 118
Trusted Publishers Management, 295
type
capitalization, changing, 107
case-insensitive, 107
classes, with long names, 74
conversions, 458
default, 72
documentation, 78
event log retrieval, 364
extension files, 86, 82
header removal, 373
instances, 470
libraries (assembly), 72
methods, 82, 469
namespace, 75
to object conversion, 110
operators, 460
patterns, 144
processing, 373
properties, 82, 469, 471
replacement, 105, 110, 144
safety, 73
searches, 110, 135
selection, 484
shortcuts, 72, 470
static members, 77
Types.custom.ps1xml, 83, 473
types.ps1xml, 472
Types.custom.ps1xml, 83, 473
types.ps1xml, 472
Typing for long class names, 74
U[ Top ]
ubiquitous scripting, 11
-UFormat, 108
unary operator, 78, 88
UNC paths, 342
unicode
text files, 144
Unicode standard format, 29, 218
Uninstall an application, 411
Uninstall-Agent, 435
UninstallString, 410
Unrestricted, 288
Update-FormatData cmdlet, 481
Update-TypeData, 83
Upper(), 106
uppercase, 106
URLs, HTML Web page links, 163-166
Use .NET to perform advanced WMI tasks, 261
Use a COM object, 76
Use Excel to manage command output, 157
Use hotkeys to operate the shell more efficiently, 484
Use the ArrayList class for advanced array tasks, 205
Use the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WMI class, 421, 423
Use-Culture.ps1, 220
users
accounts
creation, 390
Guest, 329
import, 391
property lists, 394
searches, 393
Active Directory, 428
certificates, 303
email, 428
Exchange management, 428
file content, 218
first-class, 8
input, 209
interfaces
graphic, 223
host, 221
invoked commands, 242
menus, display, 211-213
output and messages, display, 213-215
property modification, 395
script interaction, 209
SID, 405
start processes, 300
supplied name, 243
variable settings, 241
written by, 283
User, 242
User Mailbox, 428
UserName, 299, 405
utilities
tool directory, 21
zip, 334
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values
binary, 124
false, 124
pipeline by property name, 59
registry keys, 337, 451
return, 180
true, 124
Value, 207
variable storage, 242
variables
access control, 65
automatic, 496
calculations, 55
configurations, 46
defining, 65, 444
environment, 30, 63, 240
escaping support, 64
expansion, 96
$false, 34
functions, 66
global, 254
input object, 50
newlines, 97
numeric data, 448
scope control, 65
script
exit codes, 33
storage, 23
security, 297
special characters, 98
status of last command, 33
storage
credentials, 301
information, 62
results, 8
string, 95
subexpressions, 99
syntax, 64
True, 50
values, 84, 99
Variable:, 311
VBScript
administrators, 256
conversion to PowerShell, 410
data retrieval, 264
improve language, 267
WMI conversion, 263
-Verbose, 46
verbose
automatic variables, 483
output, 46
verbs, 7, 177
action on an item, 177
Noun, Verb
common verbs, 499-501
pattern, 3, 6, 26, 177
syntax, 499
-Verb, 25
Verify integrity of file sets, 360
Verify the digital signature of a PowerShell script, 295
VerifyCategoryRule.ps1, 283
View a registry key, 337
View and modify environment variables, 240
View the errors generated by a command, 226
virtual directory, 432
virtual labs, 434
Virtual PC images, 434
visibility, of items, 66
visit each element of an array, 199
VMImages directory, 435
[void], 183
W[ Top ]
-Wait, 321
WaitForExit(), 69
warnings
alerts, management, 439
management, 228-229
output, 230
Web
HTML, 162
Internet downloads, 161
proxies, 167
service connections, 166-169
WebClient, 161
XHTML, 162
WebService, 166
-WhatIf, 10, 382
Where-Object, 9, 49-51, 310
while statement, 465
whitespace characters, 107
wildcards
*.txt, 135
characters, specify ranges of, 318
discovery commands, 10
defining, 103
list, 313
support, 7, 27, 314-317
Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration, 421, 423, 424
Win32_PerfFormattedData_Spooler_PrintQueue, 414
Win32_Printer, 413
Win32_PrinterConfiguration, 414
Win32_PrinterController, 414
Win32_PrinterDriver, 414
Win32_PrinterDriverDll, 414
Win32_PrinterSetting, 414
Win32_PrinterShare, 414
Win32_Product, 412
Win32_QuickfixEngineering, 417
Win32_TCPIPPrinterPort, 414
WinDiff, 359
window
maintenance, 436
size, 35, 484
Windows
cooked input mode, 36
SDK download, 279
standard command names, 177
Start menu, console customization, 36
tools and applications, 6
WMI (see Windows Management Instrumentation)
XP SP2, 409
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
class searches, 258-261
class subsets, 509-515
libraries, xviii
management infrastructure, 256
technologies, bridging, 13
Windows SDK, 279, 283
wizard guided tasks, 427
WMI (see Windows Management Instrumentation)
WMIC tools, 256
[WmiClass], 256, 263, 266
[WmiSearcher], 256
word count, 121
Work with .NET objects, 67
Work with each item in a list or command output, 54
Work with numbers as binary, 123
Work with the registry of a remote computer, 348
Working with degrees instead of radians, 121
Working with the .NET Framework, 467
Write a function, 179
Write a pipeline-oriented function, 193
Write a script, 176
Write a script block, 180
Write culture-aware scripts, 217
Write pipeline-oriented scripts with cmdlet keywords, 189
Write to an event log, 370
Write-Debug, 46, 214, 231
WriteEntry(), 370
Write-Error, 230, 479
Write-Host cmdlet, 24
Write-Output, 183
Write-Progress, 46
Write-Verbose, 46, 214
WriteVerbose(), 483
Write-Warning, 230
writing scripts, reusing functionality, 473
WScript.Shell COM, 248
WSH scripters, xviii
X[ Top ]
XHTML web pages, 162
XML
access information, 147
content, 12
items, filtering, 149
modify data, 151
OuterXml, 149
variables, 452
XmlDocument, 453
XmlElement, 453
XPath query, 150
XML, save, 153
XmlDocument, 147
XmlElement, 147
-xor operator, 455
XPath query, 150
xport-CliXml, 360
Z[ Top ]
zero-based index, 519
ZIP
ZIP archives, 334
ZipEntry, 277
zone identifier, 344
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