Chapter 7. PowerShell Scripts

In This Chapter:

 

A First PowerShell Script Example

115

Start a PowerShell Script

117

Including Scripts

118

Scripting Security

118

Signing of Scripts

120

Letting a Script Sleep

122

Errors and Error Treatment

122

Command sequences can be saved as Windows PowerShell (WPS) scripts in the file system and executed later (with or without observation by any user). These scripts are pure text files and have the file extension .ps1. The number 1 here stands for version 1.0 of WPS. Regarding longevity of many scripts, Microsoft provided the possibility that different versions of WPS with different script file formats can coexist on one system.

A First PowerShell Script Example

Listing 7.1 shows a script that files a hierarchy of keys in the ...

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