2.Using Windows PowerShell Cmdlets and 3.Leveraging PowerShell Providers

PS C:/> get-alias dir
PS C:/> get-childitem C:/
get-childitem |format-list
get-childitem C:/ | format-list -property name
get-childitem C:/ | format-list -property name, length
get-childitem C:/ | format-wide
get-childitem C:/Windows
get-childitem C:/Windows -recurse -include *.txt
get-childitem C:/Windows -recurse -include *.txt |format-wide -column 3
get-childitem C:/Windows -recurse -include *.txt |format-wide -property
name -groupby length -column 3
get-childitem C:/ | format-table
get-childitem C:/Windows
get-childitem C:/Windows -recurse -include *.txt
get-childitem C:/Windows -recurse -include *.txt |format-tableget-childitem C:/Windows -recurse -include *.txt |format-table -property
name, length, lastwritetime

get-command *
get-alias g*
gcm get-command
gcm get-command |format-list *
gcm get-command | format-list -property definition
(gcm get-command).definition
gcm -verb se*
gcm -noun o*
gcm -syntax get-command
gcm -syntax gcm
Get-Command
get-childitem C:/ | get-member
get-alias g*
gal g*
gal g* |sort-object -property definition
gci | gm
get-childitem | get-member -membertype property
get-childitem | get-member -membertype method
get-childitem | get-member -membertype m*
$wshShell = new-object -comobject "wscript.shell"$wshShell.run("calc.exe")
$wshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%") test-path$profile
new-item -path $profile -itemtype file -force notepad$profile
Set-alias gh get-help
function pro {notepad $profile} gal | where-object {$_.definition -match "get-childitem"} gci gci | where-object {$_.length -gt 1000} cls gal cls gal mred clear-host get-childitem | get-member -membertype property get-childitem | where-object {$_.LastWriteTime} get-childitem | where-object {$_.LastWriteTime -gt "12/25/2006"} get-childitem "C:/fso"| where-object {$_.LastWriteTime -gt "12/25/2006"} get-childitem -recurse "C:/fso"| where-object {$_.LastWriteTime -gt "12/25/2006" }$wshnetwork = new-object -comobject "wscript.network"
$wshnetwork.EnumPrinterConnections()$wshnetwork.EnumNetworkDrives()
$colPrinters =$wshnetwork.EnumPrinterConnections()
$colDrives =$wshnetwork.EnumNetworkDrives()
$userName =$wshnetwork.UserName
$userDomain =$wshnetwork.UserDomain
$computerName =$wshnetwork.ComputerName
$wshShell = new-object -comobject "wscript.shell"$wshShell.Popup($userDomain+"/$userName $computerName")$wshShell.Popup($colPrinters)$wshShell.Popup($colDrives)

3.##################################################################################################Leveraging PowerShell Providers
Get-PSProvider
sl alias:/
GCI
GCI | Where-Object {$_.name -like "s*"} Get-ChildItem |Get-Member GCI | Where-Object {$_.definition -like "set*"}
GCI | Where-Object {$_.name -like "*w*"} GCI | where {$_.name -like "*w*"}
Set-Location cert:/
Get-ChildItem
Get-ChildItem -recurse
GCI -path currentUser
sl currentuser/authroot
GCI | where {$_.subject -like "*c&w*"} GCI | where {$_.subject -like "*SGC Root*"}
GCI | where {$_.thumbprint -eq "F88015D3F98479E1DA553D24FD42BA3F43886AEF"} GCI | where {$_.thumbprint -eq "F88015D3F98479E1DA553D24FD42BA3F43886AEF"} |Format-List *
Certmgr.msc
Invoke-Item cert:/
Get-PSDrive
Set-Location env:/
Get-Item *
get-item * | Sort-Object  -property name
get-item windir
get-item windir | Format-List *
GI * | Sort -Property Name
New-Item -Path . -Name admin -Value mred
Get-Item admin
Get-Item admin | Format-List *
GCI | Sort -Property name
New-Item -Path . -Name admin -Value mred
Rename-Item -Path env:admin -NewName super
GCI | Sort -Property name
New-Item -Path . -Name super -Value mred
Remove-Item super
GCI C:/
GCI C:/ | where {$_.psiscontainer} GCI C:/ | where {!$_.psiscontainer}
GCI  -Path C:/ | GM
GCI  -Path C:/ | GM | Where {$_.membertype -eq "property"} GCI  -Path C:/ | GM | where {$_.membertype -eq "property" -AND $_.typename -like "*file*"} GI * | Where {$_.PsisContainer -AND $_.name -Like "*my*"} RI mytest -recurse GI * | Where {$_.PsisContainer -AND $_.name -Like "*my*"} New-Item -Path C:/ -Name mytest -Type directory New-Item -Path C:/mytest -Name myfile.txt -type file RI -Path C:/mytest/myfile.txt New-Item -Path C:/mytest -Name myfile.txt -Type file -Value "My file" Get-Content C:/mytest/myfile.txt Add-Content C:/mytest/myfile.txt -Value "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" Get-Content C:/mytest/myfile.txt Set-Content C:/mytest/myfile.txt -Value "Setting information" Get-Content C:/mytest/myfile.txt Set-Location function:/ GCI GCI | Where {$_.definition -like "set*"}
GCI | Where {$_.definition -notlike "set*"} Get-Content md get-psDrive | where {$_.Provider -like "*Registry*"}
GCI -path HKLM:/software
GCI -Path 'HKLM:/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/HotFix'
GCI -Path 'HKLM:/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/HotFix' | where {$_.Name -like "*KB928388"}

Get-Help *variable | Where-Object {$_.category -eq "cmdlet"} Get-Help *variable | Where-Object {$_.category -eq "cmdlet"} | Format-List name, category, synopsis SL variable:/ Get-ChildItem Get-ChildItem | Sort {$_.Name} Get-Variable ShellId Get-Variable ShellId | Format-List * New-Variable administrator Get-Variable administrator Set-Variable administrator -value mred Get-Variable administrator Remove-Variable administrator Get-Variable administrator Get-ChildItem |Get-Member | Where-Object {$_.membertype -eq "property"} Get-PSDrive |where {$_.name -like "c*"} Sl cert:/ GCI GCI -recurse GCI -recurse >C:/a.txt;notepad.exe a.txt new-PSDrive -name al -PSProvider alias -Root. SL al:/ GCI | Sort -Property name GCI | sort -Property name | Where {$_.Name -gt "t"}c SL C:/ Remove-PSDrive al Get-PSDrive Get-Item -Path env:/ Get-Item -Path env:/ | Get-Member$objEnv=Get-Item -Path env:/
$objEnv.Count$objEnv.Get_count
$objEnv.Get_count()$objEnv.GetType()