Article Categories
- All Categories
-
Data Structure
-
Networking
-
RDBMS
-
Operating System
-
Java
-
MS Excel
-
iOS
-
HTML
-
CSS
-
Android
-
Python
-
C Programming
-
C++
-
C#
-
MongoDB
-
MySQL
-
Javascript
-
PHP
-
Economics & Finance
PowerShell Articles
Page 23 of 40
How does string formatting work in PowerShell?
To format string in PowerShell, you can use -F operator. When you use -F format, you need to provide the argument number in the curly brackets.ExamplePS C:\> $Str = "Hello PowerShell" PS C:\> "{0}" -f $str Hello PowerShellFor the multiple values, PS C:\> $Str = "Hello PowerShell" PS C:\> $str1 = "Rockstart" PS C:\> "{0} says {1}" -f $Str, $str1 Hello PowerShell says RockstartFrom the above example, we understood if we need to get the output for multiple variables using the -F operator then we can increment the number in curly brackets.To use the above output with the Write-Output command, ...
Read MoreHow to find the MAC address of the system using PowerShell?
There are several ways to find the MAC address (Physical Address) of the system using PowerShell.Using the Get-NetAdapter commandUsing this command, we can retrieve the MAC address of the network adapter.Using GetMac commandIpconfig commandWe need to use Ipconfig /all to retrieve the mac address of all the adapters.ExampleIpconfig /all | Select-String -Pattern "Description","Physical"Output
Read MoreHow to Resolve DNS address using PowerShell?
To resolve the DNS address using PowerShell, we need to use the Resolve-DNS address command. This command works similarly to Nslookup command.To resolve the A record (Name -> IP), you can directly provide the hostname and by default, it will retrieve all the records for the particular address.ExampleResolve-DnsName -Name Test1-win2k12OutputName Type TTL Section IPAddress ---- ---- --- ------- --------- Test1-Win2k12.labdomain.local A 1200 Answer 192.168.0.107-Name parameter doesn’t accept the multiple-input. Only the single ...
Read MoreHow to install the PowerShell Active Directory module?
To install the active directory module using PowerShell, you need Remote Server Administrator Tools (RSAT) on the server. It should be available in the Roles and Features section of the windows server operating system as shown below and you can enable it from the GUI as well.If you can’t find the RSAT then you can download it from the below location, appropriate to your OS version.https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45520Once you have the RSAT tool available in your system, you can use the PowerShell command to enable this feature. To get the Active Directory tools features available in the system, use the below command.ExampleGet-WindowsFeature ...
Read MorePowerShell: Wait for the First command to finish
We know that PowerShell executes commands sequentially until we specify some parallel Jobs but sometimes the next command executes before the First command because the first command might be taking a long time to retrieve the data. In that case, if you want the previous command to finish first and then the next command to get executed, you can use PowerShell Job functionality.For example, we need to write a script to ask for the user input to terminate process ID but the program should retrieve the process IDs first.Example$job = Start-Job {Get-Process} Wait-Job $job | Out-Null Receive-Job $job $id = ...
Read MoreHow to work the timezone using PowerShell?
To get the timezone of the System, you can use the Get-TimeZone command.ExamplePS C:\> Get-TimeZone Id : Mountain Standard Time DisplayName : (UTC-07:00) Mountain Time (US & Canada) StandardName : Mountain Standard Time DaylightName : Mountain Daylight Time BaseUtcOffset : -07:00:00 SupportsDaylightSavingTime : TrueTo Set the TimeZone of the System, you can you the ID or the Name of the ...
Read MoreHow to use function Alias in PowerShell?
Like the Parameter alias, we can also set the function alias name to refer to the function as a different name.Examplefunction Test-NewConnection{ [CmdletBinding()] [Alias("TC")] param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [String]$Server ) Write-Output "Testing $server connection" }Now, instead of the Test-NewConnection function name, you can directly use the function alias “TC” as shown below.PS C:\> Tc -Server "Test1-win2k16" Testing Test1-win2k16 connection
Read MoreHow to use an alias() for the parameter in PowerShell?
PowerShell alias is a good way to use the shortcut name for the Parameter instead of writing the full name of the parameter. For example, you can refer to Server as ServerName, AppID as the ApplicationID.So you don’t have to use the whole name of the parameter and it is easy to remember as well.Examplefunction Aliastest{ param( [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [Alias("Server")] [string]$ServerName ) Write-Output "Server name is $ServerName" }Now we can use the Server instead of ServerName while passing the arguments.PS C:\> Aliastest -server "Test1-Win2k16" Server name is Test1-Win2k16
Read MoreHow to find a network adapter driver version using PowerShell?
To find the network adapter driver version using PowerShell, we can use the Get-NetAdapter cmdlet. First, let look at how the network adapter driver version looks like from GUI.Get-NetAdapter will retrieve all the Physical and Virtual network adapters unless specified.This cmdlet has a property called DriverVersion, DriverDate, and DriverProvider. You can select it.ExampleGet-NetAdapter | Select Name, InterfaceDescription, DriverVersion, DriverDate, DriverProviderOutputName : Wi-Fi InterfaceDescription : Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz DriverVersion : 21.80.2.1 DriverDate : 2020-02-25 DriverProvider ...
Read MoreDifference between single quote (') and double quote (") in PowerShell?
There is no such difference between the single quote (‘) and double quote(“) in PowerShell. It is similar to a programming language like Python. We generally use both quotes to print the statements.ExamplePS C:\> Write-Output 'This will be printed using Single quote' This will be printed using Single quote PS C:\> Write-Output "This will be printed using double quote" This will be printed using double quoteBut when we evaluate any expression or print variable it makes a clear difference.$date = Get-Date Write-Output 'Today date is : $date' Today date is : $date Write-Output "Today date is : $date" Today date ...
Read More