Windows PowerShell

Overview

"This is a very good concept, and will be useful to people new to PowerShell." --Marco Shaw, MVP - Windows Server – Admin Frameworks

Windows PowerShell is a modern object-based command shell and scripting language designed for Microsoft Windows. Along with the normal shell features for working with files and programs, it also provides for direct access to all of Windows though the Windows Object Models: .NET, COM and WMI.

This refcard covers starting and using Windows PowerShell, including the syntax for all statements, operators and other elements of the language. Also included are examples of how to use .NET, COM, ADSI and WMI objects from PowerShell. Finally, it includes tips and tricks—short examples showing how to perform common tasks from PowerShell.

About the Author

Bruce Payette is a Principal Developer with the Windows PowerShell team at Microsoft. He is a founding member of the PowerShell team, co-designer of the PowerShell language and implementer of the language. Prior to joining to Microsoft to try and fix the Windows command-line, he worked at a variety of companies including MKS and Softway Systems (the makers of Interix), trying to fix the Windows command line. Bruce lives in Bellevue, Washington, with his wife and three extremely over-bonded cats.

Publications
Windows PowerShell in Action, 2006