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PROF. POWERSHELL: PowerShell AKA
By Jeffery Hicks
You probably didn't realize it, but you already know some
PowerShell
commands even if you've never opened a PowerShell prompt.
I'll prove
it. Open a PowerShell prompt and type DIR:
PS C:UsersJeff> DIR
What did you get? A directory listing. Now, change to a
directory:
PS C:UsersJeff> cd c:temp
PS C:Temp>
List the contents of a text file:
PS C:Temp> type file.txt
Many of the commands you've come to know and love continue
to
work in PowerShell. That's because PowerShell includes an
alias feature. DIR, CD, and TYPE are aliases to PowerShell
cmdlets. Instead of having to learn the cmdlet that gives a
directory listing, you can use the DIR command like you
always have. However, this is not the DIR command from the
CMD shell. At a prompt type help dir and you'll see the help
information for Get-Childitem. Thus, when you run DIR,
PowerShell is actually running Get-ChildItem.
This is why DIR /S won't work in PowerShell, because
Get-ChildItem doesn't have a /S parameter. You would need to
use -recurse.
To find all the installed aliases on your system you can
browse
the Alias PSDrive provider:
PS C:> dir alias:
Or use the Get-Alias cmdlet. You can use it to identify a
single
alias and its corresponding cmdlet:
PS C:> get-alias dir
CommandType Name Definition
----------- ---- ----------
Alias dir Get-ChildItem
Or if you type the command without any parameters, you'll
see a
list of all aliases.
The purpose of an alias is to save typing. Instead of having
to
type Get-WMIObject, you can simply type gwmi.
Curious about what aliases are defined for a given cmdlet?
You
could sort through the Get-Alias output, or use a command
like
this:
PS C:> gal | where {$_.resolvedcommand -like
"get-childitem"}
CommandType Name Definition
----------- ---- ----------
Alias gci Get-ChildItem
Alias ls Get-ChildItem
Alias dir Get-ChildItem
You can substitute the name of any cmdlet.
To create your own alias for a cmdlet, function or
scriptblock
use the New-Alias cmdlet:
PS C:> new-alias d Get-Childitem
PS C:> get-alias d
CommandType Name Definition
----------- ---- ----------
Alias d Get-Childitem
Any alias you create will be destroyed when your PowerShell
session
ends. If you need them to be persistent, add the command to
create
them in your profile.
Comment: http://mcpmag.com/columns/article.asp?editorialsid=2
578#post
Jeffery Hicks, MCSE, MCSA, is a Microsoft PowerShell MVP and
scripting guru for SAPIEN Technologies. Jeff is a 16 year IT
veteran
who has co-authored and written several books, courseware
and
training videos on administrative scripting and automation.
He is
the co-author of Advanced VBScript for Microsoft Windows
Administrators (Microsoft Press) and Windows PowerShell:TFM
(SAPIEN Press). His latest is WSH and VBSCript Core:TFM
(SAPIEN Press).
Check out MCPmag.com's column archive for more savvy tips
and tricks
from Jeff, Greg Shields, Chris Wolf and other frequent
contributors.
http://mcpmag.com/columns/
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Windows Vista Connection: I am having trouble connecting my
new
Windows Vista box to SBS 2003. The following is an error
message.
"The domain name TRUCK might be a NetBios domain name.
if this is
the case, verify that the domain name is properly registered
with
WINS. If you are certain that the name is not a NetBios
domain name,
then the following information can help you troubleshoot
your DNS
configuration The error was: "DNS name does not
exist."
Continued: htt
p://mcpmag.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4353
Possible DNS Issue: I just set up a network with one server,
Windows
2003 Standard and three XP desktops. I am able to ping the
server,
192.168.0.1 from the server and any pc on the LAN. I can't
ping any
desktop on the LAN from any machine, incuding server. I have
a
network printer which I can ping, no problem, as well as a
print
server from any PC and server. For some reason i can't ping
the
desktops, and everything seems to be okay as far as I can
see?
Any ideas?
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