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Windows PowerShell Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Scripting Microsoft's New Command Shell [Paperback]

Lee Holmes
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August 26, 2010 0596801505 978-0596801502 Second Edition

Do you know how to use Windows PowerShell to navigate the filesystem and manage files and folders? Or how to retrieve a web page? This introduction to the PowerShell language and scripting environment provides more than 430 task-oriented recipes to help you solve the most complex and pressing problems, and includes more than 100 tried-and-tested scripts that intermediate to advanced system administrators can copy and use immediately.

You'll find hands-on tutorials on fundamentals, common tasks, and administrative jobs that you can apply whether you're on a client or server version of Windows. You also get quick references to technologies used in conjunction with PowerShell, including format specifiers and frequently referenced registry keys to selected .NET, COM, and WMI classes. With Windows PowerShell Cookbook, you’ll get more done in less time.

  • Take a tour of PowerShell’s core features, including the command model, object-based pipeline, and ubiquitous scripting
  • Learn PowerShell fundamentals such as the interactive shell and fundamental pipeline and object concepts
  • Perform common tasks that involve working with files, Internet-connected scripts, user interaction, and more
  • Solve tasks in systems and enterprise management, such as working with Active Directory, the filesystem, registry, event logs, processes, and services


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About the Author

Lee Holmes is a developer on the Microsoft Windows PowerShell team, and has been an authoritative source of information about PowerShell since its earliest betas. His vast experience with Windows PowerShell enables him to integrate both the 'how' and the 'why' into discussions. Lee's involvement with the PowerShell and administration community (via newsgroups, mailing lists, and blogs) gives him a great deal of insight into the problems faced by all levels of administrators and PowerShell users alike.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 884 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Second Edition edition (August 26, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0596801505
  • ISBN-13: 978-0596801502
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.7 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A vital piece of any PowerShell scripter's collection September 1, 2010
Format:Paperback
I've been using PowerShell for a little over a year now, and I've acquired quite a hefty collection of PSH-related books. Among those books, the 1st edition of Lee Holmes' "Windows PowerShell Cookbook" is one the most heavily read and dog-eared. The new 2nd edition adds chapters and sample scripts around PowerShell 2.0's new features, like Event Handling and Advanced Functions, but most importantly, it retains - and even expands upon - the obvious passion that Holmes has for PowerShell, and for helping people understand it.

Whether you're just getting into PowerShell now, or you're a seasoned expert who has been using PowerShell since it was codenamed "Monad", Lee Holmes' "Windows PowerShell Cookbook" should have a prominent position on your bookshelf, or in your e-book reader!

** Full disclosure: I work for Microsoft, but my job has nothing to do with PowerShell. This review is my own personal opinion. **
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent tool September 24, 2010
By Jobobo
Format:Paperback
I have read many powershell books out there, and many of them are good, many are not so good. This book claims to be a cookbook, which typically I use as a reference to take ideas from. There is usually a short explanation of the concepts and uses of the technology. But I found I gained a good deal of practical application of the concepts in these short reviews. So in short this should not be your 1st Powershell book, but it should definitely be your second if you are an IT administrator.

The scripts are comprehensive, and useful. Lee has done a great job. I found immediate use that saved me a couple days in consulting time. So a $40 book and a couple of hours of my time against that cost, was quite a good return and I end up being the IT hero again.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars very good to pull ideas or a how to on but... May 26, 2011
By forrest
Format:Paperback
I have read several of the chapters and used parts here and there in the book and I do have java programming experience so i am not a total newbie.
As other readers have noted: This should not be your first scripting or PS book.

The books description does not make it out to be more than it is. A cookbook. It also provides a lot of PS basics but it also leaves a lot out. I was scratching my head on Arrays, lists and other collections. The book does not allow for clear distinctions between them but my experience told me there was a difference. Structuring the script was also passed over too quickly. I had to do some digging on the Internet for opinions and answers.

There are many scripts in the book but they are written or purposed in a way that do not expose the weaknesses/complexities of powershell like:
-"how do I know my Get-function is going to return an collection? sometimes it returns an object and if it does this script will fail"
-"how do I make my [array] of a static size?"

So I am going to keep this book around and read more of it BUT I am also going to look for another to partner it with.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and a good primer
This book is a must for anyone wanting to learn, sharpen or maintain skills in Powershell. Though the platform is a bit daunting in the beginning, like so many things, practice... Read more
Published 4 months ago by david grant
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting book
I am newbie in powershell world and the book will help to understand how powershell works with examples that could help to solve future problems I will manage.
Published 5 months ago by Sabino
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic intro to scripting book
I got this book because I was interested in learning a new scripting language -- this book is great for that. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Will
3.0 out of 5 stars cook book titles going down hill
the first few cook book based IT books i bought were a great value and helped a lot

but in the powershell area... Read more
Published 6 months ago by ConObs
3.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE KINDLE VERSION
Since im going to be using this mainly for reference i figured "Why not buy a kindle version so i can search through the text?"

Horrible idea. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ross
4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview
This is a good book for getting your head around some basic concepts in PowerShell while also giving lots of usable examples. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jeffery T. Reser
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Place to Start, and a Great Reference!
I'll preface this by saying that I am a hands on kind of learner. I'm not proud of it, but I know myself well enough to know that if a book doesn't produce a result quickly, I'll... Read more
Published 14 months ago by David Kenneth Caudill
4.0 out of 5 stars Kindle version fixed (was: Contents page ruins the Kindle version)
Hows that for service? A response from the author having enhanced the book's contents! (Refer comments). Read more
Published 18 months ago by Troy Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!
Very detailed, easy to follow Powershell Guide. Extremely happy that I chose the Correct guide. Recommend for all wishing to learn Powershell!!!
Published 19 months ago by James Lin
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for windows power users
I got this book when it first came out, and it has a lot of helpful tips and methods for working with and in powershell.
Published 21 months ago by Pogo
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