Putting PowerShell to Work

By Jeff Hicks
Once you have a grasp on PowerShell fundamentals and some basic terminology under your belt, you'll need those skills to put PowerShell to work. This course is aimed to providing the context you need to put PowerShell to work from the PS prompt.
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(54)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Aug 29, 2017
Duration
4h 6m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
Introduction
Introduction and Meet Your Instructor 2m Course Scenario 1m Course Objectives and Expectations 2m Lab Setup 7m Related Material 1m Module Summary 1m
Extending the Shell
Where Do Commands Come From? 2m Understanding PowerShell Snapins 2m Understanding PowerShell Modules 2m Demonstration: Using PowerShell Snapins 3m Demonstration: Using PowerShell Modules 5m Demonstration: Using PowerShellGet 7m Module Summary 1m
Understanding Objects
Introduction 1m Objects in PowerShell 6m PowerShell Object Cmdlets 1m Demonstration: Object Basics 6m Demonstration: Select-object 5m Demonstration: Sort-object 4m Demonstration: Group-object 3m Demonstration: Filtering Objects 10m Demonstration: Measure-object 4m Demonstration: Practical Examples 10m Module Summary 1m
Objects and the Pipeline
Pipeline Principals 2m Using ForEach-object 3m Advanced ForEach-object 3m The ForEach Enumerator 2m Demonstration: ForEach-object 8m Demonstration: ForEach Enumerator 3m Out Options 1m Demonstration: The out Cmdlets 9m Demonstration: Practical Examples 3m Demonstration: Using Tee-object 3m Module Summary 1m
The Pipeline in Depth
PowerShell Parameter Binding 4m Demonstration: Parameter Binding 7m Creating Custom Properties 3m Expanding Object Properties 1m Demonstration: Custom Properties 7m Demonstration: Expanding Properties 6m Demonstration: Practical Examples 6m Module Summary 1m
PowerShell Formatting
The Formatting Process 3m Formatting Cmdlets 2m Demonstration: Formatting Basics 5m Demonstration: Format-table 5m Demonstration: Format-table Better Output 2m Demonstration: Format-table Views 5m Demonstration: Formatting Gotchas 4m Demonstration: Format-list 5m Demonstration: Format-wide 4m Demonstration: Format-custom 6m Module Summary 1m
PowerShell Background Jobs
Background Job Fundamentals 4m Demonstration: Creating Background Jobs 6m Demonstration: Managing Jobs 3m Demonstration: Working with Job Results 6m Demonstration: Waiting and Clearing Jobs 4m Demonstration: Invoke-command with Jobs 4m Demonstration: WMI Jobs 3m Module Summary 2m
What's Next?
Putting PowerShell to Work 2m Your Next Steps with PowerShell 4m Module Summary 4m
Description
Course info
Rating
(54)
Level
Beginner
Updated
Aug 29, 2017
Duration
4h 6m
Description

So, you've been reading blog posts, searching the Internet, and running commands in PowerShell, although you really don't understand what you are running or why it works the way it does. In this course, Putting PowerShell to Work, you'll learn how to build your skills to be a more efficient PowerShell user. First, you'll discover how to use PowerShell effectively from a command prompt. Next, you'll explore how objects work in the pipeline with cmdlets. Finally, you'll gain an understanding of how PowerShell’s formatting system works, and why. By the end of this course, you'll have the necessary knowledge to begin making PowerShell work effectively for you. Software required: Windows 10 system.

About the author
Jeff Hicks
About the author

Jeffery Hicks is a Microsoft MVP in Windows PowerShell and an IT veteran with many years of experience, much of it spent as an IT consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis in automation and efficiency.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
Section Introduction Transcripts

Course Overview
Hi everyone, my name is Jeff Hicks, and I wanted to welcome you to my new Pluralsight training course, Putting PowerShell to Work. This course is the next in my series on PowerShell fundamentals. In it, I want to get you working with PowerShell, and get PowerShell to work for you. The focus is on using PowerShell effectively from the command prompt. Now this is a critical part of your PowerShell education. If you don't understand this material, you'll never be able to be a good PowerShell scripter. This means you need to understand how the PowerShell pipeline works, and how to use it to your advantage. You need to understand how objects behave in the pipeline. You need to know how to leverage parameter binding. You need to know how to use PowerShell's formatting system. I'll even show you how to work with PowerShell background jobs. I'll cover all of these topics and much, much more. You'll find my course, as most of them are, full of live demo with plenty of samples to get you going, often with real-world and practical examples. I hope you're ready to put PowerShell to work. Let me show you how with my latest course from Pluralsight, Putting PowerShell to Work.

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