Modifying Linux configuration files

What the registry is for Windows, configuration files are still for Linux. Many components of the operating system can be managed through configuration files.

While there aren't any Linux management cmdlets out there for PowerShell Core, we can still reap the benefits of the flexible type system as well as powerful language elements and cmdlets.

Getting ready

Install and start PowerShell Core.

How to do it...

Please perform the following steps:

1. The following example shows the most common point of entry, /etc:

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