Working with the filesystem provider

PowerShell is extended by different providers that allow access to different data stores. The most ubiquitous one, however, is the filesystem provider. We use it automatically in many scripts and while working interactively on the command line.

This recipe introduces PowerShell providers and shows you what the filesystem provider can and can't do.

Getting ready

Install and start PowerShell Core. If you want to map a CIFS share, ensure that you can connect to one.

How to do it...

Let's perform the following steps:

1. As soon...