Windows PowerShell: Scripting One Line at a Time

Windows PowerShell : Scripting One Line at a Time.

Scripting One Line at a Time.
In past columns, I’ve stressed the fact that Windows PowerShell is a shell. It’s meant to be used interactively—not unlike the cmd.exe (or command prompt) shell you’re probably already familiar with. Still, Windows PowerShell does support a scripting language—one that’s more robust than the batch language of cmd.exe.

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