Chapter 10. Scripting with Windows PowerShell
In the preceding chapters, I illustrated the functionality of individual cmdlets but put little emphasis on using Windows PowerShell as a scripting language. In this chapter, I introduce several aspects of the Windows PowerShell language that make it suitable for scripting, and describe and demonstrate how many of its various components can be used. This foundational understanding of the PowerShell scripting language, taken together with your understanding of the various cmdlets, built up in the preceding chapters, will give you the knowledge necessary to explore in the following chapters the range of ways that Windows PowerShell can be used.
Chapter 11 introduces several more features of the Windows PowerShell language.
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