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PowerShell Core for Linux Administrators Cookbook

You're reading from PowerShell Core for Linux Administrators Cookbook Use PowerShell Core 6.x on Linux to automate complex, repetitive, and time-consuming tasks

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789137231

Length 566 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Authors (2):

Prashanth Jayaram

Ram Iyer

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Title Page

Dedication

About Packt

Contributors

Preface

1. Introducing PowerShell Core FREE CHAPTER

2. Preparing for Administration Using PowerShell

3. First Steps in Administration Using PowerShell

4. Passing Data through the Pipeline

5. Using Variables and Objects

6. Working with Strings

7. Flow Control Using Branches and Loops

8. Performing Calculations

9. Using Arrays and Hashtables

10. Handling Files and Directories

11. Building Scripts and Functions

12. Advanced Concepts of Functions

13. Debugging and Error Handling

14. Enterprise Administration Using PowerShell

15. PowerShell and Cloud Operations

16. Using PowerShell for SQL Database Management

17. Using PowerShell with Docker

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Index

Chapter 5. Passing Data through the Pipeline

In this chapter, we cover the following topics:

Selecting columns from the output
Limiting the number of items returned by a cmdlet
Expanding selections
Filtering objects
Grouping the output
Sorting the output
Taking actions on the returned objects
Understanding pipeline-enabled parameters
Importing content into PowerShell

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Authors (2)

Prashanth Jayaram

Prashanth Jayaram

Prashanth Jayaram is a database technologist, blogger, engineering lead, automation expert, TechNet wiki ninja, PowerShell Geek, and technologist enthusiast with extensive experience in designing database solutions. He is the author of PowerShell 6.0 Linux Administration Cookbook and has hands-on experience with the next generation database technologies. He has been awarded as ABOVE and BEYOND and Best SQL Author 2018 towards his contribution to SQL Server technology. He has articulated over 200+ articles widespread across SQL, NoSQL, PowerShell, Python, SQL on Linux, SQL on Azure, and SQL on AWS arenas.

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Ram Iyer

Ram Iyer

Ram Iyer is an automation and application performance management specialist with about eight years of experience in enterprise IT. While ensuring that the environment in his enterprise performs optimally is his primary role, he is passionate about automation using PowerShell, and has contributed to over 60 enterprise-grade automation solutions in Windows, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft System Center, Citrix XenApp, VMware PowerCLI, and Microsoft Azure, using PowerShell. He gives back to the community by conducting training sessions in PowerShell and blogging about administration using PowerShell.

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