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Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition is the definitive guide to PowerShell, now revised to cover PowerShell 6. Written by language designer Bruce Payette and MVP Richard Siddaway, this rich book offers a crystal-clear introduction to the language along with its essential everyday use cases. Beyond the basics, you'll find detailed examples on deep topics like performance, module architecture, and parallel execution. In 2006, Windows PowerShell reinvented the way administrators and developers interact with Windows. Today, PowerShell is required knowledge for Windows admins and devs. This powerful, dynamic language provides command-line control of the Windows OS and most Windows servers, such as Exchange and SCCM. And because it's a first-class .NET language, you can build amazing shell scripts and tools without reaching for VB or C#

1.

Welcome to PowerShell --

2.

Working with types --

3.

Operators and expressions --

4.

Advanced operators and variables --

5.

Flow control in scripts --

6.

PowerShell functions --

7.

Advanced functions and scripts --

8.

Using and authoring modules --

9.

Module manifests and metadata --

10.

Metaprogramming with scriptblocks and dynamic code --

11.

PowerShell remoting --

12.

PowerShell workflows --

13.

PowerShell Jobs --

14.

Errors and exceptions --

15.

Debugging --

16.

Working with providers, files, and CIM --

17.

Working with .NET and events --

18.

Desired State Configuration --

19.

Classes in PowerShell --

20.

PowerShell and runspace APIs --

Appendix.

PowerShell 6.0 for Windows, Linux, and MacOS