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  1. Formatting object output in PowerShell with Format.ps1xml files

    PowerShell uses Format.ps1xml files to set the default display of objects to the console, and you can create or change your own Format.ps1xml files for your own object types. This article will provide background on how PowerShell uses Format.ps1xml files and how to define your own custom format file. PowerShell is a type-based system. It...…

    • Tags: PowerShell • 1 min read

  2. Displaying PowerShell members with my Format-Member function

    With the help of my Format-Member function, you can display members from PowerShell objects in a formatted way. This article also introduces the member concept in PowerShell. As you probably know, PowerShell is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language. An object may contain data in the form of fields or properties and code to perform an...…

    • Tags: PowerShell • 1 min read

  3. Filter file downloads from AWS S3 with PowerShell

    In this article, I want to talk about filtering and downloading files from an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket. A recent job requirement came up requesting files from an S3 bucket downloaded within a certain time range. I wanted to share two of the functions from the module to look at...…

    • Tags: PowerShell AWS • 1 min read

  4. The PowerShell Here-String – Preserve text formatting

    Like many other high-level languages, PowerShell gives us the ability to preserve line breaks, tabs, whitespace, and other text formatting with the here-string. I’m going to be looking how you create and use a here-string in PowerShell. Many other languages use the here-string, and it is not PowerShell specific. Other languages call the here-string by...…

    • Tags: PowerShell • 1 min read

  5. Parameter binding in the PowerShell pipeline

    We know we can pass objects down the PowerShell pipeline, but how do we know which parameter accepts objects from the pipeline and how it binds them? Understanding parameter binding in the PowerShell pipeline is essential if you want to create your own tools. 4sysops article continues here… …

    • Tags: PowerShell • 1 min read