Tag Archives: PowerShell

Get Cmdlet Help URL

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

I was toying around with PowerShell help this morning and as usually happens one thing leads to another. When you run Get-Help, or use the wrapper function Help, you are actually getting an object: MamlCommandHelpInfo. This object has properties that … Continue reading →

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Have Your Output and Variable Too

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

There’s a relatively useful suggestion floating around on Twitter on how to save results of PowerShell command to a variable and see the results at the same time. PS C:\> ($data=get-process) I’ll admit this is a clever technique: you get … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

It’s that time of year again: conferences! I’ll be out and about a few places in the next few months and I hope our paths will cross. Here’s a short summary of where I’ll be speaking and when. If you … Continue reading →

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PowerShell ISE AddOn ModuleMenu

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

Recently I did an online presentation on ISE Addons. As I was preparing for the talk one thing led to another, as they usually do when I’m working in PowerShell, and before I knew it I had a new add-on … Continue reading →

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Create HTML Bar Charts from PowerShell

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jeffery Hicks

I saw a very nice mention on Twitter today where someone had taken an idea of mine and created something practical and in production. It is always nice to hear. The inspiring article was something I worked up that showed … Continue reading →

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