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This portable reference to Windows PowerShell 3.0 summarizes the command shell and scripting language and provides a concise reference to the many tasks that make PowerShell so useful. If you are a busy Windows administrator and do not have time to plow through huge books or search online, this is the ideal on-the-job tool. Written by Microsoft PowerShell team member Lee Holmes and excerpted from his Windows PowerShell Cookbook, this edition offers up-to-date coverage of PowerShell 3.0. You all find information on the .NET classes and legacy tools you need to manage your system, along with chapters on how to write scripts, manage errors and format output. Beginning with a guided tour of Windows PowerShell, this handy guide covers:PowerShell language and environmentRegular expression referenceXPath quick reference.NET string formatting.NET date time formattingSelected .NET classes and their usesWMI referenceSelected COM objects and their usesSelected events and their usesStandard PowerShell verbs