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0 pointsBLKNSLVR4y ago0 comments

Is it possible to "learn" Powershell?

My very limited experience has been: look up problem, find likely solution, enter 60-character command specific to this niche issue that I'll only ever have to use again in this exact situation, which is now solved until next reinstall.

Having said that, those are the only situations in which I've needed to use powershell.

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CWuestefeld4y ago

To be fair, as a native of Windows, you seem to be describing the process I need to go through for stuff like maintenance of my home Plex server (which runs on Linux).

I'd even argue that, between PowerShell's kinda-guessable commands and parameter names (as contrasted to bash/linux) and ubiquitous --help, PS makes it easier (relatively) to discover a solution on your own.

I guess a big part of this is what your native language is.

Macha4y ago

> I'd even argue that, between PowerShell's kinda-guessable commands and parameter names (as contrasted to bash/linux) and ubiquitous --help, PS makes it easier (relatively) to discover a solution on your own.

Yeah, if I'm trying to find something out on Unix-y world I have the escalation tree of

1. Tab Completion shows summaries

2. Still not clear? --help will usually print out an overview

3. Really still not clear? "man" to the rescue.

chokolad4y ago

there are wonderful books, that go deep into the language, or provide bunch of solutions to practical problems. Pick your poison:

Powershell in Depth [1]

Powershell Cookbook [2]

[1] https://www.manning.com/books/powershell-in-depth

[2] https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/powershell-cookbook-4th...

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