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Avoiding PowerShell Scripting Pitfalls

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shares an excerpt from his book, Windows PowerShell Best Practices that discusses scripting pitfalls. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices, which is published by Microsoft Press. In the excerpt today, I talk about avoiding ...

Use PowerShell to Find Two-Letter Alias Combinations

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about finding all two-letter alias combinations by using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices, which is published by Microsoft Press. The two-letter alias namespace is rather large, but how large ...

Understanding Tradeoffs When Searching for a String

Summary:  Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, provides an excerpt from his new book, Windows PowerShell Best Practices, about searching for strings. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today I have an excerpt from my new book, PowerShell Best Practices , which is published by Microsoft Press. When you are searching for a string...