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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 FREE CHAPTER 2. Preparing for Administration Using PowerShell 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

Removing elements from an array

Removing elements from an array is not as straightforward as adding elements to an array. Adding two arrays is as simple as using the + arithmetic operator or the += assignment operator. Removing objects, on the other hand, can be done in either of the following two ways:

  • Filter out objects that you do not want and assign the rest of the array to a new array
  • Use the System.Collections.ArrayList class

Create a list of all the files and directories within ~/random. Remove the paths within dir-04.

How to do it...

We will perform this task in two ways. Here is the first way:

  1. List out all the paths within the$HOME/random directory. (Replace all instances of $HOME/random with the path to your lab...
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