Description of Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell is a command line shell and scripting language for Windows that supersedes the CMD.exe shell and batch language. PowerShell is also an automation engine for Windows that provides functionality similar to Windows Script Host and VBScript. The ...
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How to rename file with powershell and add alphabetic character to each file name?
currently i am rename my file with below command line i want to add alphabetic character to each file name like file-a.jpg file-b.jpg
dir im* | ForEach-Object -begin { $count= 1 } -Process { ...
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PowerShell interpret linux terminal signals
I'm an admin using a Win7 desktop and I manage linux servers, many times editing scripts on the linux machines with terminal based editors like nano and vim, plus I do also do a great deal of GPU ...
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How to Uninstall a windows service using Powershell Script?
I want to find and uninstall a windows service. how can I accomplish this using powrshell script?
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Powershell script to check service runing eg citrix port no 1438
Looking for powershell script which can give me the status of all my citrix server. Check for that port and then send that text file mail to all admins daily. Service running or service not running ...
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Underscore cursor vanishes when using arrow keys
In cmd and Powershell on my Vista machine, the underscore cursor blinks regularly. Pressing any key causes it to disappear for a moment, then resume blinking. For normal text entry, this is OK. But ...
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Ping-visible on unlock, ping-muted on screen lock (Win7)
When I login to / unlock my Win7, I need to switch the machine to ping-responsiveness mode.
When I pres Win-L key, i.e. lock the machine, I need it to ignore ICMP pings.
How to accomplish this?
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Is there a better, more UNIX-like command line shell for Windows?
I'm sure this has been asked before, but I haven't found it after an hour or so of searching...
I've been using Unix and Mac OS for a while, but I'm a Windows user at heart. This #1 things that I've ...
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Powershell and cmd: “normal” select text mode
I find it quite infuriating how hard is to actually copy text in text only environments: Powershell and cmd. How can I simply select rows of text, not blocks of text? How did they came up up and think ...
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In a Powershell module, how can I resolve caller relative path?
I have a PowerShell module (deployed in the shared modules directory) that provides a function, in which a directory should be created (for example) :
function Process-Something
{
param(
...
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PowerShell script to Associate applications in Windows 8 (possibly employing ftype / assoc)
In Windows XP / Vista / 7, it was simple to re-associate items away from the defaults in bulk by using ftype and assoc as below. This was an important time-saver in system setup to make sure that all ...
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Can I customize the color scheme in PowerShell?
For example, I'd like blue to be a little bit lighter, or change red to be a bit more orangeish. Is this possible?
I know that I can change the background and foreground colors easily. What about the ...
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How do I run a command with elevated permissions within a PowerShell/cmd.exe session?
In Linux, one can do su to become root (Administrator) for multiple commands, or sudo ... to run one command as root.
Is there something similar in Windows, for either PowerShell or cmd.exe, that ...
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How can I create a Powershell script that can leverage the standard confirm switch?
Let's say I have a .ps1 with this content (the actual content does not matter) :
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string]
$someArgument
)
# Do something risky
Remove-Item ...
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Powershell Sort-Object by 3rd Column
I've a text file like this:
4108689096 2531 ./ssss/132432.odt
481446057 2293 ./abc/a.txt
3157353085 1096 ./dsjvbjf/c.docx
653380669 1824 ./bcd/x.avi
And I'd like to achieve in Powershell to sort ...
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Why does Powershell silently convert a string array with one item to a string
Consider the following Powershell script, which searches for folders in C:\ with a 'og' in their name:
PS C:\> (ls | %{$_.Name} | ?{$_.Contains("og")})
PerfLogs
Program Files
setup.log
Now I ...
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Get definition of function and echo the code
I've defined a dynamic function in powershell, like this:
> function test { dir -r -fil *.vbproj | ft directory, name }
Then I can just type test and run that function, piping it to other ...
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Not able to run powershell script from autosys
I am new to powershell and using 1.0version and am trying to write a powershell script that I can execute using autosys scheduler. When the I run the command in autosys
powershell -command "& { ...
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How to quickly save what is currently shown in cmd.exe to a file
I am asking if there is a quick way/command to save the current standard output from cmd.exe or powershell to a file.
For example, I have run a bunch of commands in cmd.exe which generating like ...
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how do I cd to a symlink in powershell?
Seems like a simple question, but the first 3 pages of google results didn't have an answer. I've created a symlink like so:
PS C:\dev\bin> cmd /c mklink "wd" c:\dev\code
symbolic link created ...
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how can I make a sym link that is available anywhere (via command line) in Windows 7?
In Ubuntu I've been using:
cd ~/theApp
to get to a frequently used directory. Is there a Windows equivalent? I'm looking for a sym link (via mklink) that is available no matter where I am. Would ...
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PowerShell prompt here
I'm using this small script from here to append an entry to opening PowerShell from the context menu when clicking on a folder.
However, I'd like to change its behaviour in order to open the ...
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tmux/screen alternative for powershell
Is there an alternative to tmux/screen that would work on Windows with Powershell? I'm aware of Powerscreen, but it seems dead for a long time. Cygwin wouldn't work with Powershell, would it? Console2 ...
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How do I add fileversion to an object containing a number of filenames?
I have loooked for an answer to this question, but cannot find out how to add into an object creating a data-set pair of file name and version, and the related original wsp or cab filename.
I have a ...
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Loop through several servers, find specific dlls , get the dll version, internal filename and path?
I am new to Powershell, and using PS v2. I can see the massive potential it has, but I just can't get the following code to work fully. I am trying to end up with a csv file that contains the wild ...
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Programatically associate file extensions with application on Windows
I've just recently reinstalled Windows and in setting up my environment I've noticed that all my associations for the various programming languages I edit in Notepad++ have gone (naturally).
I am ...
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can I get powershell to properly copy multiline text like Bash in Ubuntu does?
I use an Ubuntu VM at home for Rails development and I've gotten a bit spoiled by Bash. When I copy multiline text from Bash, it seems like it's pretty good about knowing that text is single line or ...
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is there equivalent of rsync in MS powershell?
Rsync is very useful, I don't have to copy all files in a directory. It updates only the newer files.
I use it with cygwin but I think there are some inconsistencies, which are not the main focus of ...
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Copy and paste in Windows PowerShell
How do I effectively copy and paste input and output in the Windows PowerShell?
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How do I run “dir pattern /s /b” in powershell?
I want to achieve the same output in Powershell as I would get by running dir [pattern] /s /b in cmd.exe.
Recursive directory search, with a filter, printing out just the full file paths of found ...
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Powershell - save output to file without “…”
I have properties in my SharePoint web application, and I'd like to save them to text file. After calling $webApplication.Properties, I can see something like this:
Name ...
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How to rename multiple files in multiple folders with 1 command
We want to rename our *.html files to *.php but (sadly enough) have not enough knowledge to do it with a dos batchfile and/or cmd prompt command.
The problem is that each file is in seperat folder ...
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How do obtain additional process information in PowerShell?
In powershell, if I do 'get-process', I get
PS C:\Documents and Settings\Hello\Desktop> get-process -name excel
Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) VM(M) CPU(s) Id ProcessName
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Script to running an application when I´m connected to fixed network
I like to run skype at startup only when I´m connected to my work network by SSDI. I think it´s possible.
Thx in advance,
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How to run script as administrator?
I'm looking to do what's asked in this question: how to run a powershell script as administrator
The accepted answer says to use a shortcut. I'd like to do that, but when I get into Advanced ...
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Two PowerShell commands together?
How can I execute two PowerShell commands such that I only send text to the prompt once and the second command executes only after the first command has executed successfully?
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What permission is needed to enable PowerShell Remoting?
I am trying to enable PowerShell Remoting on my desktop where I am an Administrator. I have setup Powershell Remoting on my laptop and it works (going from my laptop to a remote server). On my ...
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Passing a powershell variable as output directory in 7zip
I need to execute something like
7za e $file_path -oC:\Destination
inside a powershell script, but substitute destination folder (C:\Destination) with a variable. Some like:
7za e $file_path ...
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How to use powershell to search registry?
I am totally new to Powershell.
Just started to pick up yesterday. When I found that resource 'Learn Powershell before it is emergence', I realised how apt is the title.
Powershell has already ...
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download Email Attachements with Powershell from Exchange Server
I am writing a powershell script that will be run weekly to go to a particular mailbox on our exchange server. Its job is to find the latest email and download its Attachment. I have been all over the ...
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How to install VirtualCloneDrive silently with PowerShell
.\SetupVirtualCloneDrive5450.exe /S
I wrote this command. Then, Windows Security popup came on screen. It asked me "install?" or "don't install?"
How can i install this programme silently with ...
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Change directory in batch file with PowerShell
I need to changed directory using batch file in PowerShell.
Let's say the batch file named go.bat has the two lines of code. And I'm in q: directory.
c:
cd c:\abc\def
When I run go.bat, I'm ...
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Convert text files recursively to UTF-8 in PowerShell
I have a folder with text files which includes other folders in it, and these also contain some text files. I need to recursively convert all these files to UTF-8 encoding in PowerShell and preserve ...
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Msbuild does not recognize mapped network drive
We have a project that builds and has a post build event. The post build event copies the output DLL to a directory F. The system is supposed to place all DLLs in the F drive. In my system, I cannot ...
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Using HTTPS client certificates with BITS in PowerShell
I've got an Apache webserver which is configured to only allow clients to connect if they present a valid SSL/TLS client certificate.
I'd now like to be able to get BITS in Windows PowerShell to ...
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Is there a way to start or stop a service from powershell and block until the service starts?
I have to reset a sequence of services on a group of servers in a certain order. sc.exe is asynchronous, it will return when the service is in the START_PENDING or STOP_PENDING state. ...
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How do I identify sharing permissions on a file?
In my home network all my computers are in a single homegroup. When I share a folder with the sharing context menu shown below, if I use Windows Explorer the status bar at the bottom of the window ...
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How do I set an executable's working directory via the command line, prior to executing it?
If I run a program on the command line whose location is resolved through the Path environment variable, the program's working directory is generally set to its installation directory.
I would like ...
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How to add a string to remote file with plink
I'm writing a new backup script in [Powershell][1] to backup our [Azure SQL][2].
After the backup, I need to write into a logfile on a remote linux server.
I thought about using plink (the ...
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Updating the last write time for a symbolic link in Windows
Is it possible to update the last write time for a symbolic link in Windows? I can use the following powershell command to update the last write time of a directory, but it doesn't work for a ...
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How do you run an executable with the same name as an alias in powershell?
sc.exe is a command line tool for manipulating services on windows. E.g. to list all the services on your machine you can type sc query from a command prompt. However, if you do it from powershell, it ...
