More Pretty PowerShell
In my previous article, I began a series of lessons on ANSI escape sequences. At first glance, they may appear daunting. But once you understand how they are...
Pretty PowerShell is Better PowerShell
It should come as no surprise that I am an old-school, command-line kind of guy. I am thrilled when I can type out a command and get a result in the console....
Taking PowerShell in a New (Re)direction
Normally, when we run a PowerShell command or pipeline expression, we focus on the output. We’re manipulating objects in the pipeline until we get the...
Information is Power
Earlier this year, I published an article on creating better PowerShell output. One of the techniques I demonstrated involved using the Write-Information...
Stacking Locations in PowerShell
I’m expecting that a significant number of you use PowerShell from an interactive console prompt. You are running commands, changing directories, and...
Buffering Up the Pipeline
In several of the last articles, I’ve alluded to how PowerShell passes objects down the pipeline. Most of the time, we don’t worry about it, and PowerShell...
More Common Variables That Aren't Common
In a recent article, I began exploring a few common parameters. These are parameters that every cmdlet includes, although I suspect their usage is anything...
Common Variables Are Anything But Common
When you run a PowerShell command, you have the benefit of also using several common parameters. These are parameters that are included with every cmdlet....
Wading into the Stream
In the last article, we looked at several logging techniques you can use in your PowerShell scripting. I focused on writing text-based files as I expect this...
Logging in PowerShell and Performance Pitfalls
It is not uncommon for IT Pros to incorporate logging into their PowerShell scripts and functions. Often this involves writing content to text files....
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Making Associations with CIM
Today’s article grew from a post I saw on the Facebook PowerShell group page. The question centered on the best way to filter results using Get-CimInstance....
More PowerShell Replacement Techniques
In the last article, I discussed and demonstrated a number of replacement techniques in PowerShell. You can use these techniques to replace strings or parts...
PowerShell Replacement Rules
Even though we think about working with objects in PowerShell and not parsing strings, a string is still an object, and there are situations where we want to...
What's In a Name
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet.” - Romeo and Juliet I’m sure you are familiar with Shakespeare’s...
Collection Function Homework
A few weeks ago, I shared my code utilizing generic collections to encode a text file by reversing each line and the entire file. The point of the exercise...
Scoping Out PowerShell Problems
One of the challenges facing beginner PowerShell scripters is the concept of scope. I recall when I first learned PowerShell struggling to get my head...
Optimizing PowerShell Objects
I recently posted an article on my blog about formatting property names from a Directory Searcher result. While that article and its accompanying code were...
The Collections Script Challenge
A few weeks ago, I published an article on using generic collections in place of arrays. Arrays still have a place in your PowerShell scripting toolbox. But...
Creating User Friendly Code
As you write PowerShell scripts and functions, I encourage you to think about who will be using your code and their expectations. Even if the user will be...
