Ryan Sanders
Development started in 2002
Originally named Monad (Microsoft Shell)
Beta testing started in 2005
Final release in 2006
Name changed to Powershell showing it as an
integrated part of Windows OS
Latest release is version 4
Non-case sensitive
Must start with $
Allows a-b, 0-1, special char, and spaces
Examples of variable names
$a
$a1
$_7
$ spaceAtBegining
Standard data types
Integer, double, decimal, string, array, etc.
Self assigns data types depending on input
Treats all data types as well as everything as an
object
Variables can store a
collection of services and a
collection of processes
Cmdlet names: Verb-Noun
Very Simple Readability
Get-Process (gets all processes)
Write ability is difficult for beginners until they
get used to the verbs & are able to guess the
cmdlet names
Capable of retrieving plain text passwords
Example:
$credential = Get-Credential –Username UsersName
$credential.GetNetworkCredential() | fl *
Passwords for remote connection are sent in
plain text packets unless specified otherwise
Free – Already apart of the Windows OS
Online Training – Free
Drastic increase in productivity & efficentcy
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