Article Categories
- All Categories
-
Data Structure
-
Networking
-
RDBMS
-
Operating System
-
Java
-
MS Excel
-
iOS
-
HTML
-
CSS
-
Android
-
Python
-
C Programming
-
C++
-
C#
-
MongoDB
-
MySQL
-
Javascript
-
PHP
Articles by Chirag Nagrekar
Page 35 of 40
How to use PowerShell as a Calculator? Or How to use PowerShell for arithmetic operations?
You can use the PowerShell console to perform arithmetic operations, the same way the calculator does.To do the addition operation, 2+3Output − 5For complex, additional operations as well it is too quick.10024455 + 554668 + 9964455Output − 20543578Floating numbers operation, 5569899.65 + 554886.32Output − 6124785.97To perform subtract operation, 55564488556 - 55141256665 Output − 423231891With Integer and floating number subtraction, 5569899 - 554886.32Output − 5015012.68Divide Operation, 556989 / 554Output − 1005.39530685921Multiplication operation, 5533 * 445Output − 2462185Multiple Operations, (445 + 5443) * 332 / 32 Output − 61088When you perform any arithmetic operation, when values separated by command, it will give ...
Read MoreHow to overwrite or remove PowerShell alias?
You can overwrite the Powershell alias by redefining it. For example, if the alias is created Edit for Notepad.exe and if you want to overwrite it with another program, say wordpad.exe then use the below command.We will overwrite the Edit alias cmdlet with Wordpad.exe using the Set-Alias command. When you close the PowerShell session, it will remove newly created aliases and modified aliases.Set-Alias edit "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"You cannot overwrite pre-defined aliases. It will throw an exception.For example, when you try to modify dir alias which points to Get-Content, error output will be as below.To remove newly created aliases without closing ...
Read MoreHow to create an array in PowerShell?
To create or declare an array in PowerShell, there are few methods.You can directly assign values to the variable and separate it by comma (, ) and that variable becomes the variable.For example, $a = "Apple", "Dog", "Cat", "Banana", "Camel"$a is now an array. To access the variable you can use the Indexing method. The first value will be stored at 0, second at 1 and so on.$a[0] will give the output “Apple”, $a[1] will give the output “Dog” and so on. Negative indexing also works in the array. -1 is the last index, -2 is the second last and ...
Read MoreHow to change the size of the Console using PowerShell?
You can change the size of the PowerShell Console with GUI and CLI both.With GUI −With CLI −To change the Width of the console,$host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Width = 150To change the Height of the console,$host.UI.RawUI.WindowSize.Height = 60
Read MoreHow to change the Foreground color or Font color of the console using PowerShell?
Font color is termed as the Foreground color in the PowerShell. To change the font color you can use the console GUI property “Screen Text”. There are various 16 colors available and you can change RGB properties as well.CommandTo change the color with the script, use the below command.$Host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor = "Yellow"OutputYou can see the immediate change in the Foreground color.
Read MoreHow to get only folders but not the files in the Get-ChildItem in PowerShell?
To get only folders excluding files, we need to use –Attribute parameter with Directory attribute.CommandGet-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Attributes DirectoryOutputDirectory: D:\Temp Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- d----- 13-12-2019 09:52 GPO_backup d----- 24-11-2018 11:31 LGPOSimilarly, you can combine different operations.To get the only system directories, use the below command.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Attributes Directory –System -RecurseTo get the system directories that are hidden.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Attributes Directory -Recurse –System -HiddenTo get the system directories which are Readonly.Get-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Attributes Directory -Recurse –System -Readonly
Read MoreHow to change the Title of the console using PowerShell command?
For various reasons, you need to change the title of the PowerShell console. Like the title to describe the script. For example, System Information or Service Information.To change the PowerShell Console Title use the “WindowsTitle” property in RawUI. It is just a temporary change. When you close the console and open it again, the title will be set to the default.$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = "System Information"Now the title of the PowerShell console is changed to “System Information”.You can also supply variable value to this parameter.$Title = "System Information" $host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $Title
Read MoreHow to check the properties of the Windows PowerShell Console?
You can check the Powershell console properties in two ways. The first method is by right-clicking on the title bar and open the properties.For Example,CommandYou can find various properties there. Like Windows Size, Cursor size, Font Size, font colors, etc. But you can dynamically change the properties when the script runs using the RawUI properties in the $host UIconfiguration. You can view the properties of the console using the below command, which is the second method.$host.UI.RawUIOutputForegroundColor : DarkYellow BackgroundColor : Black CursorPosition : 0,6 WindowPosition : 0,0 CursorSize : 25 BufferSize : 120,3000 WindowSize : 120,43 MaxWindowSize : 120,44 MaxPhysicalWindowSize : 151,44 KeyAvailable : False WindowTitle : Administrator: Windows PowerShell
Read MoreHow to get only files but not the folders with Get-ChildItem using PowerShell?
To get only files, you need to use NOT operator in Directory attribute parameter.ExampleGet-ChildItem D:\Temp\ -Attributes !DirectoryOutputirectory: D:\Temp Mode LastWriteTime Length Name ---- ------------- ------ ---- -a---- 07-05-2018 23:00 301 cars.xml -a---- 29-12-2017 15:16 4526 healthcheck.htm -a---- 29-12-2017 15:16 4526 healthcheck1.htm -ar--- 13-01-2020 ...
Read MoreWhich attribute parameters are supported in Get-ChildItem in PowerShell?
Below attribute parameters are supported in Get-ChildItem in PowerShell.Get-ChildItem Alias Reference: --------------------------------- Get-ChildItem dir Directory d, ad File af Hidden h, ah ReadOnly ar System as
Read More