PowerShell Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition - Portable Help for PowerShell Scripters

PowerShell has revolutionized the world of system management and command-line shells. From its object-based pipelines to its administrator focus to its enormous reach into other Microsoft management technologies, PowerShell drastically improves the productivity of administrators and power users alike. 

When you’re learning a new technology, it’s natural to feel bewildered at first by all the unfamiliar features and functionality. This perhaps rings especially true for users new to PowerShell because it may be their first experience with a fully featured command-line shell. Or worse, they’ve heard stories of PowerShell’s fantastic integrated scripting capabilities and fear being forced into a world of programming that they’ve actively avoided until now. Fortunately, these fears are entirely misguided; PowerShell is a shell that both grows with you and grows on you. Let’s take a tour to see what it is capable of: