Windows PowerShell Cookbook for Linux Administrators: A Fat-Free Guide to PowerShell Commands (Fat Free PowerShell Guides)

“PowerShell Cookbook for Linux Administrators” is designed to provide a quick and efficient way to learn Windows PowerShell for individuals who possess a basic understanding of Linux (or Unix) concepts and commands. By leveraging your existing knowledge of *nix, you can easily master PowerShell. By the end of this book, you will have a comprehensive understanding of PowerShell cmdlets and options that offer similar (or even superior) functionality compared to their Linux counterparts.

In addition to covering hundreds of PowerShell commands, this book also provides dozens of simple scripts that solve common PowerShell annoyances such as: A “watch” script that allows you to infinitely loop any command with a customizable delay interval. An “uptime” script that allows you to quickly and easily see the last boot date and total uptime duration. Scripts that emulate the Linux “last” and lastb” commands by displaying the last successful and failed logins. A “uname” script to quickly show the current Windows build. An “iostat” script that helps you monitor disk input/output performance. Scripts that emulate Linux “df”, “du”, and “free” commands to help you quickly see disk and memory consumption. Scripts to simplify Windows event log analysis. Plus many more!