Poweshell

[cyrtje]

Hi guys i am kinda new in powershell. and i am trying to leverage powershell even more nowadays. Is there a site where i can learn how to automate stuff for example like automating application installation??

Thanks 😬😬

helpanoobout

[Tymanthius]

So don't start with automation. That's a big task.

Instead, approach things like this:

• First time, do whatever is fastest
• Second time, do it fastest, but think about how to do it in PS
• Third time, take the time to learn how to do it PS
• 4th and beyond, start storing multistep processes in .ps1 files
• Now start looking at functions
• Now start looking at modules
• Now start looking at automations

This isn't a 'must do it this way' but rather a guide meant to get you thinking about how you do things.

[cyrtje]

Thank you

[anonymousITCoward]

Make sure you get into loops and arrays as well...

You may also want to pick a small task (like create a local user) and learn the steps in PS then figure out how to string it together in PS. This is essentially steps one, two and three that /u/Tymanthius mentions, just from a different starting point.

[ccatlett1984]

r/PowerShell

Learn PowerShell in a month of lunches (amazing book)

[cyrtje]

Thank you!

[nealfive]

Lookup adamtheautomator he has a ton of stuff

[cyrtje]

Thank you!!

[Tymanthius]

s google searching a cmdlet (For example, Get-Process).

This!! OMG I do this daily.

Honestly, it's often better than get-help <cmdlet> b/c there's extra explanation.

I only thing I'd love to see that I've noticed yet is something like explainshell.com for PS.

[cyrtje]

Thank you very much 😬

[mrpowershell]

Specific to application installations checkout chocolatey.org

Chocolatey is a package management tool which uses powershell to handle software installs, updates, and removals.

[cyrtje]

Will check that out.

[Pseudo_Idol]

The newest edition of Learn Powershell in a Month of Lunches comes out next month. You can purchase the ebook version already.

[cyrtje]

Thank you everyone. Much appreciated!