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PowerShell: Automating Administrative Tasks

By : Michael Shepard, Chendrayan Venkatesan, Sherif Talaat, Brenton J.W. Blawat
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PowerShell: Automating Administrative Tasks

By: Michael Shepard, Chendrayan Venkatesan, Sherif Talaat, Brenton J.W. Blawat

Overview of this book

Are you tired of managing Windows administrative tasks manually and are looking to automate the entire process? If yes, then this is the right course for you. This learning path starts your PowerShell journey and will help you automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. It will get you up and running with PowerShell, taking you from the basics of installation to writing scripts and performing web server automation. You will explore the PowerShell environment and discover how to use cmdlets, functions, and scripts to automate Windows systems. The next installment of the course focuses on gaining concrete knowledge of Windows PowerShell scripting to perform professional-level scripting. The techniques here are packed with PowerShell scripts and sample C# code to automate tasks. You will use .NET classes in PowerShell and C# to manage Exchange Online. In the final section, you will delve into real-world examples to learn how to simplify the management of your Windows environment. You will get to grips with PowerShell’s advanced functions and how to most effectively administer your system. This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products: [*] Getting Started with PowerShell by Michael Shepard [*] Windows PowerShell for .Net Developers Second Edition by Chendrayan Venkatesan and Sherif Talaat [*] Mastering Windows PowerShell Scripting by Brenton J.W. Blawat
Table of Contents (6 chapters)

Chapter 14. Script Creation Best Practices and Conclusion

This chapter explores the best practices for script creation. It begins by discussing the ways to create comment headers in your scripts. It then dives into how to comment on code in your scripts and different situations where you may need detailed comments. You will then explore the best practices for script creation and provide other considerations that developers need to have in order to develop their scripts. This chapter then explains source control and maintaining revisions, and concludes with the best practices for automation with PowerShell.

Best practices for script management

When you are creating and maintaining scripts, you may create multiple iterations of your scripts. Whether it is bug fixes or adding new functionality, it's sometimes difficult to keep track of all of the different versions of your code. This section explores tips for better managing your scripts and provides insight into tricks that you...