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Maximizing Success with PowerShell Help System

Learn how to leverage the PowerShell Help system effectively for script writing and configuration tasks. Understand syntax, updates, and discoverability to boost your productivity and efficiency. Get answers to real-world problems with this vast resource.

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Maximizing Success with PowerShell Help System

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  1. 02 | The Help system Jeffrey Snover | Distinguished Engineer & Lead Architect Jason Helmick | Senior Technologist, Concentrated Technology

  2. Course Topics

  3. Module Overview • Why you need help • Updatable Help • Discoverability with the Help system • Understanding Syntax • Real-World using Help

  4. Why you need help • Vast resource at your finger tips to help make you successful • Don’t memorize – Discover! • Thousands of cmdlets – all have help! • Scripting resources and information • Advanced PowerShell configuration information

  5. Updatable Help • Update to the latest version of Help • Save-Help to save to a local location

  6. Discoverability with the Help system • Get-Help versus Help and Man • Help <cmdlet> • Help *partial* • Help <verb/noun> • Help <cmdlet> -Full • Help <cmdlet> -Online • Help <cmdlet> -ShowCommand • Get-Help About_*

  7. Understanding Syntax • Parameter sets • The meaning of Syntax [Param] is Positional - Indicates A Parameter [] Argument Accepts Multiple Values [ParamArg] is Optional <>Indicates Arguments

  8. Real-World using Help

  9. Questions or comments?

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