PowerShell

PowerShell scripting, automation, and M365/Azure management

Getting started

Note for all users who might one day use Linux: use the built-in aliases  (e.g. ls, cat, cd, man, etc). Easier on the brain.

• PowerShell 101
• Hanselman being awesome (50 min YT) + blog post
• ctrl + space is your friend. Use wildcards too :)
• PowerShell documentation
• What’s new in PowerShell 7
• PowerShell Gallery

Key modules for M365/Azure

• Microsoft.Graph - unified M365 management
• PnP.PowerShell - SharePoint/M365
• CLI for Microsoft 365 - cross-platform M365 CLI
• Az module - Azure management
• ExchangeOnlineManagement
• MicrosoftTeams

Tools

• PSScriptAnalyzer - linting
• VS Code PowerShell extension
• Oh My Posh - prompt theming
• Awesome PowerShell
• Awesome CSV
• xan csv amazing CSV tool
• yq - query YAML/JSON/CSV/TOML in the command line, nicer version of jq

Community and learning

• Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches
• PowerShell.org
• PowerShell subreddit
• PowerShell Discord
• Iron Scripter challenges
• PnP PowerShell samples