Who This Book Is For

From administrators to developers to power users, MSH has something for everyone. If you're someone who finds your fingers habitually drifting toward the c-m-d keys, who knows all of the switches to most command-line tools, or who spends time authoring batch files to solve new challenges, this book is definitely for you.

MSH has wide appeal. If you have a background in using other shells (on Unix-like platforms, for example), keep reading: console-based command-line interaction in Windows has come a long way and there's plenty of new stuff to see. Even if you're just intrigued by this new technology, the content in this book doesn't assume any specialized domain knowledge; you may find your toolbox just gained another tool.