Redmond Magazine

How To Use .CSV Files with PowerShell, Part 1

Windows PowerShell is probably best-known for its ability to allow Windows admins to operate at scale. For instance, it would take forever to create a thousand user accounts through the GUI, but ...

10 Powerful Ways to Use PowerShell Across Windows, Linux, and macOS

PowerShell can do far more than most users realize. Explore 10 hidden capabilities that save time, improve reporting, and supercharge your workflow.
MCPmag

How To Transfer Files via SCP with PowerShell

Native support for Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) isn't in PowerShell, but that doesn't mean it's not capable. By using a free community module called Posh-SSH, we can transfer files via SCP just as ...
Ars Technica

powershell -- handling double quote marks in a file path

I'm reading a list of files from text file, and some of the filenames have the " character as part of their name. For instance: $xx = Get-Content -Path $list ForEach ...
MCPmag

Investigating File Signatures Using PowerShell

Looking at the signature of a file quickly lets you know whether that file is really what it claims to be. Here's how to tap PowerShell to figure out the file ...
Redmond Magazine

Using Configuration Files to Control PowerShell Scripts, Part 1: The Basics

Recently, I have been hard at work, creating some really complex PowerShell scripts related to a few projects that I have been working on. One of the big lessons that I have learned through all of ...