stuff about PowerShell

Here is my research states:

- Windows PowerShell
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- Microsoft Windows® PowerShell is a new command-line shell and scripting language designed for system administration and automation. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell enables IT professionals and developers control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.

- needs CLR 2.0

- processes objects (not text) based on the .NET platform.

- perform object-based (command-line) functions.

- relies heavily on the .NET framework

- all the built-in types are really .NET types

- works on xpsp2, svr2003sp1, vista sp1

- looks similar to that of MS-DOS command-line shell

- some knowledge of C# FCL, vbscript, sql, automation, DS, AD, batch

- a background in scripting and WMI are helpful

- is a Microsoft .NET-connected environment designed for administrative automation.

- provides a new approach to building commands, composing solutions, and creating management GUI tools.

- enables a system administrator to automate the administration of system resources by the execution of commands either directly or through scripts.

- run a command name can refer to
-- a Cmdlet (aka. Command-let)
-- single-function commands
-- have a verb-noun naming convention, such as Get-Help or Set-MachineName
-- an .ps1 script file
-- an executable file with the extension .bat, .cmd, .com, or .exe
-- WSH files with a .vbs, .js, .wsh, or .wsf extension rely on the WSH engine
-- UNIX Bash Shell internal command, e.g. man, clear, cat, mount, popd, sleep, h, ps, history, pushd, tee, kill, pwd, lp, r, write, diff, ls

- properties ( bits of data )

- methods ( actions )