V 0.1 PowerShell 7.0 - Quick Reference www.practicalpowershell.com https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powershell/announcing-PowerShell-7-0/ Get-Help / Helpful Commands Operators Comparison Operators Update-Help Updates local help files. [] Cast operator. Converts or limits object to type. -eq equal -ne not equal Get-Help Provides information on a command, it’s [DateTime]Today = ‘2/5/1999’ -lt less than -gt greater than [Int32]$Counter = 59 parameters and available switches. -ge greater than or equal -le less than or equal Get-Command Lists all commands. Can be filtered. -replace Replace string pattern , Comma operator, creates an array. Get-Module Lists modules that are or can be loaded. -like Returns true when string matches Get-Package Lists packages that are or can be loaded. -notlike Returns true when string does not match $ThisArray = 1, 2, 5 Get-PSRepository Lists available PowerShell Repositories -match Returns true when string matches regex registered to the current user. -notmatch Returns true when string does not match regex . Dot sourcing operator runs a script in the current Get-Member Gets properties and methods of objects. -contains Returns true when reference value in a collection scope. -notcontains Returns true when reference value not in a collection Get-PackageProviders Lists all loaded package provides. C:\Scripts\QA\GetAll.ps1 -in Returns true when test value contained in a collection (i.e. NuGet, PowerShellGet, etc.) -notin Returns true when test value not contained in a collection Show-Command List of available commands (GUI) | Pipeline operator. Sends output (‘pipes’) to another cmdlet for processing. Logical Operators Operators Get-Mailbox | Set-Mailbox -RetentionPolicy ‘CorpReten’ -and TRUE when both are TRUE New Operators e.g. ‘(3 -eq 3) -and (1 -lt 3)’ is TRUE <Condition> ? <if-true> : <if-false> Ternary operator -or TRUE when either is TRUE .. Range Operator $Path = ‘C:\Scripts’ e.g. (3 -lt 3) -or (2 -eq 2) is TRUE 20..33 # Lists numbers 20 through 33, incremented by 1's (Test-Path $path) ? "Path exists" : "Path not found" -xor TRUE when only one is TRUE # Result is ‘Path exists’ if the c:\scripts path is present e.g. (1 -eq 1) -xor (2 -eq 2) Redirection Operators || , && Pipeline chain operators FALSE >,>>,&> Sends the output of a stream to a file as well as #If process named ‘Chrome’ is found (left)/stop it (right) -not/! When a condition is not TRUE output of a particular type. Get-Process Chrome && Stop-Process -Name Chrome e.g. -not (1 -eq 1) is FALSE # If the npm install fails, removenode_modules dir. Other Operators Output Streams * All Output npm install || Remove-Item -Recurse ./node_modules -split Splits a string Null coalescing operators ‘FirstName.LastName’ -Split ‘.’ 1 Success $x = $null $x = $null # Results - ‘FirstName’ and ‘LastName’ 2 Error $x ?? 476 $x ??= 456 -join Join’s multiple strings 3 Warning # Result 476 $x ‘John’,‘Smith’,‘IT’,‘Chicago’ -Join ‘,’ 4 Verbose infor # Result 476, $x is assigned this value # Results - John,Smith,IT,Chicago 5 Debug messages Assignment Operators -replace Replaces a value 6 Information = Equal += Increments Value ‘Dog.runs.down.street’ -Replace ( ‘.’ , ‘ ’) -= Decrements value *= Multiplies value # Results – ‘Dog runs down street Redirection Operator examples: /= Divides value %= Divide and assigns remainder Type Operators # Writes warning output to warning.txt ++ Increment value (+1) -- Decrement Value (-1) -is,-isnot Used to validate a .Net Type (Get-Date) -is [DateTime] #Returns True Get-Mailbox 3> warning.txt BitWise Operators (Get-Date) -is [Int32] #Returns False ** Only works with integers and works in binary form -as Converts input to .Net Type # Appends verbose.txt with the verbose output -band Bitwise AND ‘4/1/2020’ -as [DateTime ] Set-Computer 4>> verbose.txt -bor Bitwise OR (inclusive) #Returns Wednesday, April 1, 2020 12:00:00 AM -bxor Bitwise OR (exclusive) -f Format output of string objects # Writes debug output to the output stream -bnot Bitwise NOT “{1} {0} {4}” -f ‘runs’ , ‘dog’ , ‘fast’ , ‘yellow’ , ‘slow’ Remove-AzVM 5>&1 -shl Bit shift left # Result - ‘Dog runs slow’ -shr Bit shift right ** https://codesteps.com/2019/03/28/powershell-bitwise-logical- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/ # Redirects output to ADDCs.txt file operators/ microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_operators Get-ADDomainContrller > ADDCs.txt PowerShell 7.0 - Quick Reference www.practicalpowershell.com V 0.1 Automatic Variables (not exhaustive) Preference Variables $ConfirmPreference Determines whether PowerShell Variables that store state information, created/maintained by $PSItem, $_. Contains the current object in the pipeline automatically prompts you for PowerShell and should be treated as Read-Only. object. confirmation before running a $PSScriptRoot Directory from which a script is being run. cmdlet or function. $$ Last token in the last line received by the $PSSenderInfo Contains the directory from which a script is $DebugPreference Determines how PowerShell session being run. responds to debugging. $? Contains the execution status of the last $PSUICulture Name of the user interface (UI) culture for OS. $ErrorActionPreference Determines how PowerShell command. $PSVersionTable Read-only hash table that displays details about responds to a non-terminating error. $^ Contains the first token in the last line received the version of PowerShell that is running in the $ErrorView Determines the display format of by the session. current session. error messages in PowerShell. $_,$PSItem Current object in the pipeline object. $PWD Path Object - full path of the current directory. $FormatEnumerationLimit Determines how many enumerated $args Contains an array of values for undeclared $ShellID Identifier of the current shell. items are included in a display. parameters that are passed to a function, script, $StackTrace Stack trace for the most recent error. $InformationPreference Lets you set information stream or script block. $Switch Contains the enumerator not the resulting preferences that you want displayed $ConsoleFileName Contains the path of the console file (.psc1) values of a Switch statement. to users. that was most recently used in the session. $MaximumHistoryCount Determines how many commands $Error Array of errors from previous commands. Variables are saved in the command history $ExecutionContext Contains an EngineIntrinsics object that Examples: Change value of variable for the current session. represents the execution context of the $Path = ‘C:\Scripts\TestScript’ $Path = ‘C:\Windows\System32’ $OFS The Output Field Separator specifies PowerShell host. $Date = Get-Date $Date = ($Date).AddDays(-90) the character that separates the $foreach Contains the enumerator of a ForEach loop. $Processes = Get-Process $Processes = (Get-Process).Name elements of an array that is $HOME Full path of the user's home directory. converted to a string. Default (“ “) $Host Represents the current host application for Clear Variable of values $OutputEncoding Determines the character encoding PowerShell. Clear-Variable -Name $Path method that PowerShell uses when it $input Enumerates all input passed to a function. Clear-Variable -Name $Date sends text to other applications. $IsCoreCLR .NET Core Runtime check. $True/$False Clear-Variable -Name $Processes $ProgressPreference Determines how PowerShell $IsLinux $True if Operating system is Linux. responds to progress updates. $IsMacOS $True if Operating system is Mac. Scoped $PSEmailServer Specifies the default e-mail server $IsWindows $True if Operating system is Windows. $Global:Server=’Ex01' Global variable, visible everywhere that is used to send email messages. $LastExitCode Exit code of the last Windows-based program $Local:Count=1 Visible in local scope and child scopes $PSSessionConfigurationName Specifies the default session that was run. $Private:State=’Test’ Visible in local scope, but not child scopes configuration that is used for $Matches Hash table of any string values matched with PSSessions created in the current the -match and -notmatch operators. Multi-Assignment session. $MyInvocation Contains information about the current $State,$Count,$PC = ‘Enabled’, ‘1', ‘Windows10’ $PSSessionOption Establishes the default values for command, such as the name, parameters, advanced user options in a remote parameter values, and more. Flip Variables session. $null Represents an empty or null value. $Count1=3 ; $Count2=5 ; $Count1,$Count2 = $Count2,$Count1 $VerbosePreference Determines how PowerShell $PID Process identifier (PID) of PowerShell session. responds to verbose messages $PROFILE Full path of the PowerShell profile for the Read-Only Variable (can be overwritten with -Force) generated. current user and the current host application. Set-Variable 'PermRef' -Value '1973' -Option ReadOnly $WarningPreference Determines how PowerShell $PSCulture Reflects the culture of the current session. responds to warning messages $PSDebugContext This variable contains information about the Constant Variable Cannot be overwritten generated. debugging environment. Set-Variable 'Important' -Value '1973' -Option Constant $WhatIfPreference Determines whether WhatIf is $PSHome Full path of the installation directory for automatically enabled for every PowerShell Variable Acceptable Values: command that supports it. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/ [ValidateRange(90,150)][int]$Tolerance = 99 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/ $Tolerance = 151 #Returns error – not valid for the variable