Topics

• Loops
• Switch statement
• Return behavior in PowerShell
• Using the progress bar
• Aliases
• Automatic Variables
• Enforcing script prerequisites
• Common parameters

Examples

• Gotcha! Ignoring unwanted output
• Simple use of progress bar
• Usage of inner progress bar
• Break
• Get-Alias
• Set-Alias
• $pid
• Boolean values
• $null
• $OFS
• $_ / $PSItem
• $?
• $error
• Enforce minimum version of powershell host
• Enforce running the script as admininstrator
• ErrorAction parameter