Introducing the Pipeline
The pipeline is a feature that allows the output of one command to be automatically transferred into another command. You can string any number of commands together and they will…
Filtering Results
Often when you run a cmdlet you will get far more results than you can view. You will need to tell the cmdlet which particular ones you want and you…
Output
Any output from any PowerShell cmdlet or script is sent to the pipeline, we will look at this in more detail in the next section, the pipeline has some default…
Pipeline – How is it Received and Handled
In the previous section we looked at piping output to another command, we used it mainly to format the output of a command but we also looked briefly at how…
PSProviders
PowerShell has some things called PSProviders. PSProviders are .NET programs that allow easy access to data stores such as the file system, registry, certificate stores and the environment amongst other…
PSDrives
PSDrives are the presentation of a connected datastore by a PSProvider. They are repesented by a name. ProviderDrive(s)AliasAlias:CertificateCert:EnvironmentEnv:FileSystemC: (*)FunctionFunction:RegistryHKLM: HKCU:VariableVariable:WSManWSMan:Default PSProviders with their Name First of all lets see what…
WMI and CIM
Terminology OK, this has turned out to be a long post and we need to start with some terminology. Its important here to understand the names and acronyms so you…
What are Variables
What is a variable? This is an introduction to PowerShell and so this article will only discuss very basic variable types and information. If you want a more detailed discussion…
Nmap – Introduction and Networking Primer
Introduction and Networking Primer. Driven by the lack of clear information I had when I started, I wanted to write something about Nmap, try to present the options in as structured a way as possible and provide some insight and detail instead of just “instruction”
Nmap – Getting Help
Getting Help The first thing that I must urge you to do is become self sufficient. There is an online manual at https://nmap.org/book/man.html but don't rely on that being available. One day you may find yourself onsite somewhere that internet access is very restricted, what would you do then?