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PowerTip: Limit Get-Childitem to a limited depth in the tree

December 21, 2016 Dec 21, 2016 12/21/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use the new -depth parameter to control how far down a directory you can search. (image) I have a large file structure to search but I only want to go two folders deep on the search.  Is there a way to do this in PowerShell? (image) Certainly!  In PowerShell 5.0, you can use the -depth parameter to specify how many branches deep ...

Curly Blue and the meaning of scripting – Part 1

December 21, 2016 Dec 21, 2016 12/21/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Curly Blue learns how to automate cleaning of old data files by using PowerShell. This week, in the spirit of the holidays (and of course the previous six years!), Hey, Scripting Guy is honored to bring forth a repeat of a tradition: The “Hey, Scripting Guy!” holiday special. This year, we are pleased to offer a week of fun and ...

Make Visual Studio Code more like the integrated scripting environment

December 7, 2016 Dec 7, 2016 12/7/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn some handy tips to make Visual Studio Code work more like the ISE. I was very intrigued with the release of Visual Studio Code last year. An editor that is light-weight and integrated with Git is something worth considering. Well, any new tool that could be added to the tool box is worth considering. In the past, I used the ...

Get started with PowerShell development in Visual Studio Code

December 5, 2016 Dec 5, 2016 12/5/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Learn about the features in Visual Studio Code that help you write PowerShell code. Since the PowerShell integrated scripting environment (ISE) shipped with Windows PowerShell 2.0 in 2009, the PowerShell landscape has changed significantly. In November 2014, Microsoft took .NET open source and cross-platform. Given PowerShell’s ...

PowerTip: Capture the output of a Linux application in PowerShell

November 25, 2016 Nov 25, 2016 11/25/16
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use the built-in features of PowerShell to obtain data produced by a Linux application. (image) Can I run a Linux application like ls and capture its output in PowerShell? (image) You certainly can!  It’s no different from when you normally grab output from any other command in Windows.   To grab the output of the ls command, ...