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Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Weekend Scripter: PowerShell 5 Overview Video

August 9, 2015 Aug 9, 2015 08/9/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, presents a video he made as an overview of Windows PowerShell 5.0.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It has been a great week. It is a nice sunny day here in central Florida, and I am sipping a cup of Earl Grey tea. I decided to make a video to summarize the things I have been talking ...

PowerTip: Find Commands Exported by PowerShell Module

August 8, 2015 Aug 8, 2015 08/8/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Find commands that are exported by a Windows PowerShell module. (image) How can I see what commands a Windows PowerShell module provides? (image) There are two quick ways to find commands exported by a Windows PowerShell module. The first expands the ExportedCommands property from a module (gmo is an alias ...

Weekend Scripter: A Week's Worth of Windows 10

August 8, 2015 Aug 8, 2015 08/8/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks more about his first impressions of Windows 10.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I will admit that I am not a typical user—of anything, as far as that goes, but certainly not of desktop operating systems. So my thoughts about Windows 10 may or may not, be relevant....

PowerTip: Find Cmdlets with NoNewLine Parameter

August 7, 2015 Aug 7, 2015 08/7/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Easily find Windows PowerShell 5.0 cmdlets with the NoNewLine parameter. (image) I heard that Windows PowerShell 5.0 introduces a NoNewLine parameter for some cmdlets, but how can I find the cmdlets? (image) Use the Get-Command cmdlet (gcm is an alias), and ...

The PowerShell 5 NoNewLine Parameter

August 7, 2015 Aug 7, 2015 08/7/15

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Ed Wilson, Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about the NoNewLine parameter in Windows PowerShell 5.0 in Windows 10. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. In addition to new cmdlets in Windows PowerShell 5.0, there are also improvements to existing cmdlets. These improvements are often really cool because it means I can use the old...

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