Comments on: Windows PowerShell Console http://www.powershellpro.com Sharing the Experience Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:05:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Tom Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:05:11 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-518 I just tried a few commands and was disappointed (why was I optimistic?). If you know Unix/Linux shell programming, be prepared to be frustrated. Powershell is the usual Microsoft over-promoted attempt to make something useful. In Unix, the tee command is simple and effective. I saw that Powershell has a tee command and thought "they've seen the light!". I was wrong. The Unix tee command has a switch "-a" that tells tee to APPEND the input to the output file; Powershell's tee doesn't have this functionality, making it MUCH less useful. I haven't explored Powershell very far but can anticipate that it will not be nearly as useful as the Bash, Korn or other Unix/Linux shells. Powershell's main value will be in its ubiquity (but only in the Windows environment, of course). I just tried a few commands and was disappointed (why was I optimistic?). If you know Unix/Linux shell programming, be prepared to be frustrated. Powershell is the usual Microsoft over-promoted attempt to make something useful.

In Unix, the tee command is simple and effective. I saw that Powershell has a tee command and thought “they’ve seen the light!”. I was wrong. The Unix tee command has a switch “-a” that tells tee to APPEND the input to the output file; Powershell’s tee doesn’t have this functionality, making it MUCH less useful.

I haven’t explored Powershell very far but can anticipate that it will not be nearly as useful as the Bash, Korn or other Unix/Linux shells. Powershell’s main value will be in its ubiquity (but only in the Windows environment, of course).

]]> By: Tom http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Tom Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:09:06 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-514 "Because the output of a PowerShell command (the object) can be piped into another command without additional programming. With traditional scripting, if you wanted to use the output of one command in another, additional programming would be required " You apparently don't know Unix/Linux. Unix was designed from the start to pipe output from one command into another to produce *very* useable results. “Because the output of a PowerShell command (the object) can be piped into another command without additional programming. With traditional scripting, if you wanted to use the output of one command in another, additional programming would be required ”

You apparently don’t know Unix/Linux. Unix was designed from the start to pipe output from one command into another to produce *very* useable results.

]]> By: Olugbenro http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Olugbenro Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:10:44 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-510 Thanks so much,it's a great opening into another world! Thanks so much,it’s a great opening into another world!

]]> By: Vim@l http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Vim@l Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:50:34 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-499 Nicely documented... Nicely documented…

]]> By: Greg http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Greg Fri, 14 May 2010 13:28:17 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-474 I feel as if I have taken my first step into a larger world! Thanks! I feel as if I have taken my first step into a larger world!

Thanks!

]]> By: Joe http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Joe Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:40:11 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-465 Very nice introduction! Thank you. Very nice introduction! Thank you.

]]> By: eddacker http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-438 eddacker Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:26:09 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-438 The GUI (pronounced goo-ey) just won't DUI (pronounced like goo-ey) :P cheers The GUI (pronounced goo-ey) just won’t DUI (pronounced like goo-ey)
:P
cheers

]]> By: qwerty http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-417 qwerty Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:57:12 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-417 No, the list of pages in margin is alphabetic by topic not by tutorial number. Thank goodness for google. No, the list of pages in margin is alphabetic by topic not by tutorial number. Thank goodness for google.

]]> By: Tom http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Tom Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:00:16 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-416 As a newbie to powershell, I love the site As a newbie to powershell, I love the site

]]> By: Xeno http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Xeno Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:20:12 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/tutorial-windows-powershell-console/#comment-393 DUI =? Driving under Influence lol One more thank you for the good work! ;) DUI =? Driving under Influence

lol

One more thank you for the good work! ;)

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