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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789137231
Length 566 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ram Iyer Ram Iyer
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Prashanth Jayaram Prashanth Jayaram
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing PowerShell Core 2. Preparing for Administration Using PowerShell FREE CHAPTER 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 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Defining parameters

In Chapter 11, Building Scripts and Functions, we defined parameters in scripts as well as functions. That was a simple parameter, where we simply defined the parameter name. With parameters in PowerShell, you can get as vague or as specific as you want. The idea is to keep things as standard or as flexible as you want. The flexible model may work in a single environment, however, the more standardized approach is advisable when creating shareable scripts (which is generally encouraged).

Here is the scenario for this recipe: modify the Start-Count function, which you created in the previous chapter, to remove the default value for TotalTime and make the parameter mandatory. Also, allow the user to define the CurrentTime parameter as well. Define the positions in such a way that the user can use Start-Count 5 10 if they want the script to count from 5 to 10...

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