Windows PowerShell Unleashed

Chapter 2. PowerShell Basics

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Introduction

• Getting Started

• Accessing PowerShell

• Understanding the Command-Line Interface (CLI)

• Understanding cmdlets

• Useful cmdlets

• Expressions

• Understanding Variables

• Understanding Aliases

• Escape Sequences

• Understanding Scopes

• Your First Script

Introduction

This chapter brings you up to speed on the technical basics of PowerShell and how to use it. You learn how to download and install PowerShell, work with the PowerShell command-line interface (CLI), use cmdlets, use variables, use aliases, understand scopes, and write a basic script. This chapter isn’t intended to be a complete getting-started guide; instead, it covers the important concepts you need to understand for later chapters.

Getting Started

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