In this post, we look at scripting basics—at how to get started if you have never built a script before. Identifying the shell. Unix and Linux systems today have a number of shells that you can use.

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here's a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...

To learn PowerShell scripting quickly, understand command-line interface basics and common cmdlets. It’s useful to have a grasp of scripting fundamentals and Windows administration.

You can write a basic script that performs the backup for you. For another example, let's say you're monitoring the stock of a product (the Nintendo Switch 2, maybe?).

These resources will introduce you to PowerShell and get you comfortable with the basics, such as what the console looks like, how it behaves and PowerShell syntax. 3. Build a Solution for a Real ...

In the last installment of this article, we looked at building a basic development environment and took the first steps to learn about scripting for Virtual Server 2005 R2. We explored how to ...

So my programming skills are rudimentary at best. I have a basic but somewhat rusty (it's been about 3 years) working knowledge of C and C++.I'm doing some work that I would like to automate ...