Summary: Easily find a list of Windows PowerShell functions. How can I produce a list of the Windows PowerShell functions that are currently available? Use the Function PS Drive and the Get-ChildItem cmdlet: Get-ChildItem function:
Year: 2016
Introduction to Advanced PowerShell Functions
Summary: Guest blogger, Microsoft MVP, Adam Bertram, talks about advanced Windows PowerShell functions. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have a guest post by Microsoft MVP, Adam Bertram. Take it away Adam… I’m a Pluralsight author and I develop online training courses that are mostly about Windows PowerShell. I recently had the…
PowerTip: Identify PowerShell Version
Summary: Learn how to easily find the version of Windows PowerShell, CLR, and WSMan. How can I use Windows PowerShell to identify the version of Windows PowerShell that is running on my system? Use the $PSversionTable automatic variable (you can use Tab expansion to avoid some typing). The command and output are…
Where’s Waldo (and Where’s Ed)?
Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the future of the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog and other stuff. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a regular reader of the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog, you will no doubt have noticed that I have not been very active these past several weeks….
PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Perform Case-Sensitive Comparison
Summary: Learn how to perform a case-sensitive comparison in Windows PowerShell. I need to compare two strings while taking case sensitivity into account. I try using -eq, but it does not work. How can I use Windows PowerShell to perform a case-sensitive comparison? Use the -ceq operator instead of -eq. Here are two…
Weekend Scripter: Unexpected Case Sensitivity in PowerShell
Summary: PowerShell MVP, Mike F Robbins, discusses case sensitivity in Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Welcome back guest blogger, Mike Robbins. Mike F Robbins is a Microsoft MVP for Windows PowerShell and a SAPIEN Technologies MVP. He is a co-author of Windows PowerShell TFM 4th Edition, and is a contributing author…
PowerTip: Check PowerShell Scripts Against Rules
Summary: Learn how to easily check your Windows PowerShell scripts against various rules. How can I quickly check my Windows PowerShell scripts with preconfigured rules? Download the latest version of the Script Analyzer from the Microsoft PowerShell Gallery: PSScriptAnalyzer 1.2.0. It snaps into the Windows PowerShell ISE is a good free…
PowerShell Spotlight: January 2016
Summary: PowerShell MVP and the Scripting Wife, Teresa Wilson, talks about upcoming events in the PowerShell community for January 2016. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have back guest blogger, Teresa Wilson. Teresa, as you probably know, is my real-life wife, and she is also known as the Scripting Wife. She once…
PowerTip: Automatically Enable PowerShell ISE Toolbar
Summary: Ensure that the Windows PowerShell ISE toolbar is always enabled. How can I use Windows PowerShell to turn on the ISE toolbar? Turn on the toolbar with the following command: $psISE.Options.ShowToolBar=$True To turn it off, change the value to $False.
A Favorite PowerShell ISE Feature: Remote Text File Editing
Summary: Sean Kearney shows you how to edit files remotely in the Windows PowerShell ISE. Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here today to show you the last of the little nuggets I love to use in the Windows PowerShell ISE—that is editing files remotely. Note This is a five-part series that includes…