C
call operators, 135, 136
CAs (certification authorities), 41
-casesensitive option
Switch statement, 177
case-sensitivity
PowerShell, 7
CategoryInfo property
ErrorRecord cmdlet, 230
cert providers, 7
certificates
Authenticode, 41
self-signed, 44, 45
certification authorities (CAs), 41
ChangeACL.ps1 listing, 270, 271
characters, 24
CheckWebServer.ps1 listing, 305
child scopes, 25
Class 3 digital certificates, 41
classes
.NET Framework, 56, 57
instances, 72
WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), 72, 73, 74
Clear-Content cmdlet, 355
Clear-Item cmdlet, 356
Clear-ItemProperty cmdlet, 357
Clear-Variable, 91, 92
Clear-Variable cmdlet, 358
CLI
(command-line interface), 3
executables, 4
CLR (Common Language Runtime), 54
cmdlets, 10, 349
(command-lets), 6
Add-Content, 351
Add-History, 352
Add-Member, 353
Add-PSSnapin, 354
Clear-Content, 355
Clear-Item, 356
Clear-ItemProperty, 357
Clear-Variable, 358
Compare-Object, 359
ConvertFrom-SecureString, 360
Convert-Path, 361
ConvertTo-Html, 362
ConvertTo-SecureString, 363
Copy-Item, 364
Copy-ItemProperty, 365
Export-Alias, 366
Export-Clixml, 367
Export-Console, 368
Export-Csv, 369
ForEach-Object, 370
Format-Custom, 371
Format-List, 372
Format-Table, 373
Format-Wide, 374
Get-Acl, 375
Get-Alias, 376
Get-AuthenticodeSignature, 377
Get-ChildItem, 378
Get-Command, 379
Get-Content, 380
Get-Credential, 381
Get-Culture, 382
Get-Date, 383, 384
Get-EventLog, 385
Get-ExecutionPolicy, 386
Get-Help, 387
Get-History, 388
Get-Host, 389
Get-Item, 390
Get-ItemProperty, 391
Get-Location, 392
Get-Member, 393
Get-PfxCertificate, 394
Get-Process, 395
Get-PSDrive, 396
Get-PSProvider, 397
Get-PSSnapin, 398
Get-Service, 399, 400
Get-TraceSource, 401
Get-UICulture, 402
Get-Unique, 403
Get-Variable, 404
Get-WmiObject, 405
Group-Object, 406
Import-Alias, 407
Import-Clixml, 408
Import-Csv, 409
Invoke-Expression, 410
Invoke-History, 411
Invoke-Item, 412
Join-Path, 413
Measure-Command, 414
Measure-Object, 415, 416
Move-Item, 417
Move-ItemProperty, 418
New-Alias, 419
New-Item, 420
New-ItemProperty, 421
New-Object, 422
New-PSDrive, 423
New-Service, 424
New-TimeSpan, 425
New-Variable, 426
Out-Default, 427
Out-File, 428
Out-Host, 429
Out-Null, 430
Out-Printer, 431
output redirection, 18, 19
Out-String, 432
parameters, 11
Pop-Location, 433
Push-Location, 434
Read-Host, 435
Remove-Item, 436
Remove-ItemProperty, 437
Remove-PSDrive, 438
Remove-PSSnapin, 439
Remove-Variable, 440
Rename-Item, 441
Rename-ItemProperty, 442
Resolve-Path, 443
Restart-Service, 444, 445
Resume-Service, 446, 447
Select-Object, 448
Select-String, 449, 450
Set-Acl, 451
Set-Alias, 452
Set-AuthenticodeSignature, 453, 454
Set-Content, 455
Set-Date, 456
Set-ExecutionPolicy, 457
Set-Item, 458
Set-ItemProperty, 459, 460
Set-Location, 461
Set-PSDebug, 462
Set-Service, 464
Set-TraceSource, 465, 466
Set-Variable, 467
snapins, 225, 226
snap-ins, 12, 13
Sort-Object, 468
Split-Path, 469, 470
Start-Service, 471, 472
Start-Sleep, 473
Start-Transcript, 474
Stop-Process, 475, 476
Stop-Service, 477, 478
Stop-Transcript, 479
substitutions, 18, 19
Suspend-Service, 480, 481
Tee-Object, 482
Test-Path, 483
Trace-Command, 484, 485
ubiquitous parameters, 11, 12
Update-FormatData, 486
Update-TypeData, 487
Where-Object, 488
Write-Debug, 489
Write-Error, 490, 491
Write-Host, 492
Write-Output, 493
Write-Progress, 494
Write-Verbose, 495
Write-Warning, 496
cmlets
aliases, 9
code completion
command-line, 297, 298
code-signing certificates, 41
collections
objects, 55
versus arrays, 93
colon characters, 16
columns
database tables, 314
COM
(Component Object Model), 4
COM (Component Object Model)
VBScript, 336, 337
GetObject(), 339
instantiating objects, 337
object property and methods, 337, 338
comma separated values (CSVs)
exporting data outputs, 199, 200
command mode, 24
command modes, 117
command-lets
. See cmdlets, 6
command-line
PowerShell editing capabilities, 8
command-line interface
. See CLI, 3
command-lines
code completion, 297, 298
Commandref.txt files, 18
comments
scripting best practices, 310, 311
VBScript, 339
Common Language Runtime (CLR), 54
Compare-Object cmdlet, 359
comparison operators, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144
Component Object Model
. See COM, 4
Component Object Model (COM)
VBScript, 336, 337
GetObject(), 339
instantiating objects, 337
object property and methods, 337, 338
computers
restarting list of script, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38
connection strings
databases, 320, 321
consistentency
PowerShell, 4
constructs
logic
Break statement, 178
Continue statement, 178, 179, 180
For statement, 167, 168, 169
ForEach statement, 164, 165, 166, 167
If statement, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175
Switch statement, 175, 176, 177, 178
While statement, 169, 170, 171
scripting best practices, 308, 309
VBScript, 339
contents
variables, 20
Continue statements
logic constructs, 178, 179, 180
ConvertFrom-Securestring cmdlet, 48
ConvertFrom-SecureString cmdlet, 360
Convert-Path cmdlet, 361
ConvertTo-Html cmdlet, 362
ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet, 202, 203, 204
ConvertTo-Securestring cmdlet, 48
ConvertTo-SecureString cmdlet, 363
copying
Windows management files, 249, 250, 251
Copy-Item cmdlet, 249, 364
Copy-ItemProperty cmdlet, 365
CreateUser.ps1 listing, 288
Credential parameter, 251
credentials
permissions, 45, 46
-creplace operator, 132
cryptographic hash, 41
CSVs (comma separated values)
exporting data outputs, 199, 200
current scopes, 25
