Mastering PowerShell Scripting: Automate and manage your environment using PowerShell 7.1, 4th Edition

Grasp advanced PowerShell 7.1 functionalities for effective automation of your environment
Key Features

See PowerShell in action, from learning the fundamentals to creating classes, scripts, and modules
Work with dual code for PowerShell 7 and Windows PowerShell
Automate complex tasks, manipulate data, and secure your environment

Book Description

PowerShell scripts offer a convenient way to automate various tasks.

This comprehensive guide starts with the basics before moving on to advanced topics to help you become a PowerShell 7.1 expert. This extensively revised edition includes two new chapters on debugging and troubleshooting and creating GUIs. Learn the new features of PowerShell 7.1 by working with parameters, objects, and .NET classes from within PowerShell 7.1. As you work through the chapters, you'll see how to efficiently manage substantial amounts of data and interact with other services using PowerShell 7.1. Make the most of PowerShell's automation features, using different methods to parse data, manipulate regular expressions, and work with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Advanced topics include asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, using more complex scripts and filters, debugging issues, and error-handling techniques.

By the end of this PowerShell book, you will be an expert in scripting with PowerShell 7.1.
What you will learn

Optimize code with functions, switches, and looping structures
Work with objects and operators to test and manipulate data
Parse and manipulate different data types
Create scripts and functions using PowerShell
Use jobs, runspaces, and runspace pools to run code asynchronously
Write .NET classes with ease within PowerShell
Create and implement regular expressions in PowerShell scripts
Make use of advanced techniques to define and restrict the behavior of parameters

Who this book is for

This book is aimed at beginners who want to understand the basics as well as experienced system administrators looking to extend their knowledge.

Prior knowledge of PowerShell is beneficial but not essential to get the most value from this book. Some familiarity with operating systems would be useful, but not essential.
Table of Contents

Introduction to PowerShell
Modules and Snap-Ins
Working with Objects in PowerShell
Operators
Variables, Arrays, and Hashtables
Conditional Statements and Loops
Working with .NET
Strings, Numbers, and Dates
Regular Expressions
Files, Folders, and the Registry
Windows Management Instrumentation
Working with HTML, XML, and JSON
Web Requests and Web Services
Remoting and Remote Management
Asynchronous Processing
Graphical User Interfaces
Scripts, Functions, and Script Blocks
Parameters, Validation, and Dynamic Parameters
Classes and Enumerations
Building Modules
Testing
Error Handling
Debugging and Troubleshooting