Mastering PowerShell Scripting: Automate repetitive tasks and simplify complex administrative tasks using PowerShell - Softcover

Chris Dent

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1805120271 ISBN 13: 9781805120278

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Use PowerShell to save time and reduce the potential for human error by writing scripts that automate the execution of tasks

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook.

Key Features

• Practical guide to using PowerShell as a programming language for automation and scripting
• Insights into leveraging PowerShell’s built-in features for efficient day-to-day automation
• Strategies for automating complex tasks, managing data, and strengthening environment security

Book Description

Mastering PowerShell Scripting, Fifth Edition, is your comprehensive guide to harnessing PowerShell’s full potential. This edition introduces new chapters on debugging, troubleshooting, and creating GUIs while covering the latest enhancements in PowerShell 7.3, including parameters, objects, and .NET classes.

The book takes you from foundational concepts to advanced techniques, covering asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, and managing large datasets. You'll explore PowerShell’s automation features, error-handling strategies, and integration with external services. Additionally, this guide provides practical insights into working with regular expressions, Windows Management Instrumentation, and complex scripting methods.

By the end of this book, you’ll have the skills to efficiently automate tasks, troubleshoot scripts, and leverage PowerShell’s advanced capabilities for real-world scenarios.

What you will learn

• Create scripts that run across systems for automation
• Extend PowerShell by integrating it with other languages
• Use PowerShell's command-line interface for efficient operations
• Develop reusable scripts and functions to streamline tasks
• Apply PowerShell for administration, automation, and data processing
• Integrate with .NET, COM, and WMI for advanced functionality
• Work with XML, JSON, and CSV for structured data handling
• Build custom modules and cmdlets to enhance scripting

Who this book is for

This book is for system administrators who want to automate and speed up their processes using PowerShell and Windows PowerShell. You'll need to know the basics of operating systems, but beginners with no prior experience with PowerShell will have no trouble following along.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to PowerShell
2. Modules
3. Variables, Arrays, and Hashtables
4. Working with Objects in PowerShell
5. Operators
6. Conditional Statements and Loops
7. Working with .NET
8. Strings, Numbers, and Dates
9. Regular Expressions
10. Files, Folders, and the Registry
11. Windows Management Instrumentation
12. Working with HTML, XML, and JSON
13. Web Requests and Web Services
14. Remoting and Remote Management
15. Asynchronous Processing
16. Graphical User Interfaces
17. Scripts, Functions, and Script Blocks
18. Parameters, Validation, and Dynamic Parameters
19. Classes and Enumerations
20. Building Modules
21. Testing
22. Error Handling
23. Debugging

About this title

About the Author

Chris Dent is an automation specialist with deep expertise in the PowerShell language. Chris is often found answering questions about PowerShell in both the UK and virtual PowerShell user groups. Chris has been developing in PowerShell since 2007 and has released several modules over the years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 1805120271
• ISBN 13: 9781805120278
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 826