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1) Writing To PowerShell Console

Code:

Write-host "This is a basic message"

Code:

Write-warning "This is a warning"

A. Formatting colors*

Code:

Write-host "Hello" -foregroundcolor "magenta"

B. Multiple colors on same line*

Code:

write-host "first words " -foregroundcolor "magenta" -nonewline; write-host "second set of words" -foregroundcolor "cyan"

- Note: Usable Colors -
• Black
• DarkBlue
• DarkGreen
• DarkCyan
• DarkRed
• DarkMagenta
• DarkYellow
• Gray
• DarkGray
• Blue
• Green
• Cyan
• Red
• Magenta
• Yellow
• White


2) Pipelining Data to Text Files

Code:

$Proc = Get-Process | Out-File -Filepath Output_Proc_List.txt

Create Text File:

Code:

$Proc = Get-Process > Output_Proc_List.txt

Append to Text File:

Code:

$Proc = Get-Process >> Output_Proc_List.txt

3) Getting data from files

Code:

Get-Content "C:\file.txt"

4) Other Miscellaneous things to keep in mind

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B. Signs
• @ - Array
• % - Hash Array
• $ - Variable
• | - Pipeline
• # - Comment all after this symbol
• .. - Range

C. Special Variables:
• $_ – Contains the current pipeline object, used in script blocks, filters, and the where statement.
• $Args – Contains an array of the parameters passed to a function.
• $Error – Contains objects for which an error occurred while being processed in a cmdlet.
• $Home – Specifies the users home directory.
• $PsHome – The directory where Windows PowerShell is installed.