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GitHub: https://github.com/JimRTyler
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Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/powershell-for-systems-engineers/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/PowerShell-Systems-Engineers-Leveraging-Automation/dp/B0C1295PWQ/
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Table of Contents/Chapters:
0:10 - Introduction
0:32 - Introduction to James Tyler
1:20 - What is PowerShell?
1:41 - How to open PowerShell
1:55 - Adjust the font size of PowerShell
2:13 - Check the version of PowerShell
2:45 - Comparing PowerShell with Command Prompt (CMD)
4:04 - Tips on using the shell itself (up arrow, tab completion)
4:50 - Getting & Setting Execution Policy (so you can actually run scripts!)
6:46 - Open PowerShell ISE
7:46 - Adjust Zoom in PowerShell ISE
8:14 - Write First PowerShell Script
9:06 - Run Your First PowerShell Script
9:22 - Note about PowerShell file extension
9:40 - PowerShell Coding Comments
11:14 - What are Cmdlets?
12:50 - Cmdlet Parameters
14:20 - Clearing the shell
14:29 - Use Get-Command to find Cmdlets
16:08 - PowerShell Modules
16:22 - Get-Help (similar to man in Unix systems)
18:50 - Pipeline (piping - or combining - commands)
20:48 - Variables
21:45 - Pipe a variable
22:29 - PowerShell Variable/Data Types
24:17 - Arithmetic with variables
25:09 - Objects - Chris Thomas shoutout
26:24 - Object properties
26:47 - Get all properties of an object with Select-Object
27:32 - Use Get-Member to get all of the different possible methods of an object
29:18 - Arrays
33:52 - Hashtables
39:42 - Collecting user input with Read-Host
43:44 - If... then... else conditionals
52:47 - Switch Statements
56:24 - For Loops
1:02:58 - Foreach Loops
1:04:07 - While Loops
1:09:08 - Do While Loops
1:10:25 - Defining Custom Functions
1:14:14 - Defining Custom Advanced Functions
1:17:01 - Error Handling
1:22:40 - Create a file with New-Item
1:24:05 - Create a folder with New-Item
1:24:43 - Copy file with Copy-Item
1:25:55 - Move file with Move-Item
1:26:44 - Delete file with Remove-Item
1:27:35 - Confirm if a file is there with Test-Path
1:28:35 - Rename something with Rename-Item
1:29:29 - Active Directory
1:30:20 - Load AD Cmdlets with Import-Module ActiveDirectory
1:30:41 - Get user information with Get-ADUser
1:33:46 - Change user information with Set-ADUser
1:35:30 - Add a user to a group with Add-ADGroupNumber
1:36:55 - Remove a user from a group with Remove-ADGroupMember
1:37:27 - Turn on advanced features in Active Directory Users & Computers
1:38:26 - Add a new user with New-ADUser
1:43:24 - Reset a password of a user
1:46:50 - Wrap up & conclusion
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