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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

Writing a script module

A module in PowerShell is a package that may contain functions/cmdlets, variables, aliases, providers, and so on. Modules extend the capabilities of PowerShell, and can be as simple as containing just one wrapper function or as complex as allowing the user to completely manage their entire cloud infrastructure. At its core, PowerShell is only an engine; the shafts, the wheels, the body, and so on are all due to the modules.

Modules can be of different kinds, based on how they are constructed. Some examples include Binary Module, Script Module, and Manifest Module.

The focus of this recipe (and, really this book) is the Script Module.

Convert the 10-New-File.ps1 script into a module so that the users get the ability to generate filenames, as well as create files. Make changes to the script in such a way that the users see only the New-File cmdlet. Finally...

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