Simply put, a Shell Script is a program that is run by a UNIX/Linux shell. It is a file that contains a series of commands which are executed sequentially as if they were entered on the command line ...

PowerShell takes the complexity out of script writing but unless you're writing a one-liner, it's important to first think of the problem you're going to solve before you start coding. If not, you'll ...

This process isn't usually a big deal for short PowerShell scripts, but it can be tough if you are writing a long script. That being the case, I wanted to pass along a few of the techniques I use ...

I have a request for you shell hackers out there. I would like to do a pattern match & rename on a large number of files, and need some help figuring out how to do it. The deal is, I have a huge ...

PowerShell can be used like any other shell in Linux to launch commands and to write scripts. While it has verbose commands ...

Write-EventLog @parameters} Notice that I'm making the code more efficient by sharing common parameters to Write-EventLog and only adding the parameters I need when it is executed. When I now execute ...

To avoid errors, it's important to write PowerShell scripts that prevent code from running on an unintended platform. Luckily, this is easier to do than it sounds. Up until a few years ago ...