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Key Commands

• user mode: window key > powershell
• admin mode: window key > powershell ctrl+shft+enter
• explorer to powershell: alt D > powershell
• powershell to explorer: ii .
• launch url in browser: start http://url
• copy to clipboard: highlight text and hit enter or right click or pipe to clip
• paste from clipboard: right mouse button
• pass command to cmd.exe: cmd /c dir
• F7 display window with command history
• ESC - clear command line
• ctrl+end - clear line after cursor
• ctrl-left/right - jump by word
• home/end - beginning/end of line
• backtick spans multiple lines, enter on empty line executes command
• set windows to open ps1, psm1, psd1 files with powershell ISE

ISE

• powershell_ise.exe - integrated scripting environment
• F5 - run entire script
• F8 - run highlighted or current line
• ctrl+D - goto console
• ctrl+I - goto script

Types of commands

• cmdlets - Implemented by a .NET class that derives from the Cmdlet base class in the PowerShell SDK. Cmdlets are compiled into a DLL and loaded into the PowerShell process. Verb-Noun form.
• shell function commands - function Do-Something { }
• script commands - code in a file with ps1 extension
• native win32 windows commands

Aliases and shortcuts

• unix commands ls, cat, mv, cp, man, pwd, ps, grep
• ? is short for where
• % is short for foreach

Visual Studio

• studioshell - powershell inside visual studio window
• traverse visual studio ide object tree like a drive in powershell
• myproject.psm1 project solution module file. lives next to myproject.sln file
• when visual studio opens a solution file, it automatically runs the psm1 file.
• add entries to visual studio menus

Websites

• Powershell.com
• Mad With Powershell
• Owners Manual Technet
• Learning Powershell Msdn
• Get Powershell Blog
• Master Powershell Tutorial
• Hey Scripting Guy

Module Repositories

• Microsoft Script Center
• PoshCode
• codeplex
• github
• nuget
• PsGet

Modules

• Popular Modules
• Azure Powershell
• SQL Powershell Extensions
• Powershell Community Extensions PSCX
• OData Powershell Explorer
• Powershell ISE Pack