Blogs, Articles, and Posts
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Custom PowerShell Script for Release Retention in Azure DevOps
(techgenix.com)
By: Eric Eissler
If you're using Azure Devops Classic, you can retain production releases forever using an extension
it has. That said, what if you want to retain releases from another environment or you want to set your own retention policy? Learn more in this article.
Export registry information using PowerShell (powershellisfun.com)
By: Harm Veenstra
At the end of another busy week, and after passing the AZ-801 exam two days ago, it's time for a
small blog post 🙂 I had to export a registry from a client on which regedit tools were blocked. Exporting using PowerShell is an option, but the format isn't that great by default. In this blog post, I will show you how to export it to a friendly format.
Find and remove duplicate files with PowerShell (4sysops.com)
By: Surender Kumar
You can use PowerShell to find and remove duplicate files that are only wasting valuable storage.
Once you identify duplicate files, you can move them to another location, or you might even want to permanently remove all duplicates.
How to fix ‘CliXml’ in parameter input Azure Automation (baswijdenes.com)
By: Bas Wijdenes
Azure Automation, Start-AutomationRunbook, parameters, & CliXml... I'm not going to explain what
Clixml is, or what it means, nor am I going to explain exactly why this issue is happening (mainly because I don't have a clear answer for you). I'll give you the solution and a possible way to make this easier for you.
One of the coolest new enhancements in tab completion with PowerShell 7.3.0 (twitter.com)
By: Patrick Meinecke
is splat hashtable keys. HUGE props to MartinGC94 for this one
PowerShell Community Textbook Update (reddit.com)
By: u/PowerShellMichael
Gday everyone! I'm really sorry about the delay with the release of the paper-back editions. We are
having amazon issues. At the moment I'm exploring other options to get a paperback so I can conduct a final review.
Projects, Scripts, and Modules
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PSMSI
(github.com)
By: Adam Driscoll
Create MSIs using PowerShell.
Terminal User Interface (TUI) (github.com)
By: Adam Driscoll
The Terminal User Interface (TUI) designer is used for designing UIs that run within standard
terminals. They output script that works with Terminal.Gui. This project allows for the creation of UIs that run on Windows, Linux and Mac. You can even run terminals in shells like Azure Cloud Shell.
Books, Media, and Learning Resources
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PowerShell: Creating functions that accept Pipeline Input
(sid-500.com)
By: Patrick Gruenauer
So you have already created a function and now you want to enable pipeline functionality? Yes? Then
read on.
RTFM with Steven Judd (powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
By: The Powershell Podcast
In this episode, we have our first returning guest, Steven Judd! Steven gets things started off
right by talking about the process of turning a command into a function and how PowerShell provides value each step of the way. Steven convinces Jordan that RegEx is powerful and shares some tips for using it more. We learn about living off the land, how solving a problem can help you understand the technology that you are creating a solution for, and the three most important PowerShell commands. All this, and more, in this wisdom-infused episode.
The PowerShell While Loop : A Back to Basic Guide (adamtheautomator.com)
By: Nicholas Xuan Nguyen
Discover the many ways to utilize the PowerShell while loop and take control of your applications
flow with this ATA Learning tutorial!
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