Windows Powershell 3.0 references on Technet

This is a list of my favorites links on technet for Powershell 3.0

• Technet - Windows PowerShell
• Technet – About
• Technet - Approved Verbs
• Technet - Core Cmdlets
• Technet - Core Provider
• Technet - Diagnostic Cmdlets
• Technet - Host Cmdlets
• Technet - Management Cmdlets
• Technet - Scheduled Job Cmdlets
• Technet - Security Cmdlets
• Technet - Utility Cmdlets
• Technet - VBScript to Windows PowerShell
• Technet - WebAdministration Cmdlets
• Technet - Windows Features cmdlets
• Technet - WS-Management Cmdlets

How to create a new Snippet in PowerShell ISE 3

Paste this code in a PowerShell ISE new tab :

[scriptblock]$code = 
{#PutYourCodeHere
}

New-IseSnippet `
    -Text $code.ToString() `
    -CaretOffset $code.ToString().Length `
    -Force `
    -Title ‘SnippetTitle’ `
    -Description ‘SnippetDescription’ 

Replace the #PutYourCodeHere by your Powershell commands, set the snippet Title, description and run it. Why not make a snippet to create snippet.

References :

• Using Code Snippets in PowerShell ISE v3
• Snippets in Windows PowerShell ISE 3.0

Best Practice for script and function naming

Approved Verbs for Windows PowerShell Commands

.Net framework formating Type for the format operator (-f)

The powershell format operator (-f) let’s you format string using the .NET string object format method. To use this method you have to use a “FormatString” whith a special syntax.

Ex : "{0:yyMMdd}" -f (Get-Date)

You will find bellow somes references in MSDN to various FormatString you can use in your Formating Types :

• Standard Numeric Format Strings 
• Custom Numeric Format Strings
• Standard Date and Time Format Strings
• Custom Date and Time Format Strings
• Standard TimeSpan Format Strings
• Custom TimeSpan Format Strings
• Enumeration Format Strings
• Composite Formatting
• Performing Formatting Operations
• Parsing Strings

Microsoft References for PowerShell

• Windows PowerShell on Technet
• Windows PowerShell on ScriptCenter
• VBScript-to-Windows PowerShell Conversion Guide
• TechNet Script Center Repositery (Windows PowerShell)
• Windows PowerShell Forum

What’s new in PowerShell 2.0

http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2007/11/06/what-s-new-in-ctp-of-powershell-2-0.aspx

What’s the syntax to build an Active Directory search filter ?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa746475(VS.85).aspx