This chapter featured a brief introduction to PowerShell itself and provided a quick reference for some of the syntax and features.

A reasonable PowerShell editor is a great tool to have for any scripting language. A number of excellent options are available for beginners and veterans alike.

Recently, PowerShell has moved onto GitHub as an open source project. At the same time, versions of PowerShell for Linux and macOS have been developed. Installation of PowerShell on CentOS was briefly demonstrated.

In Chapter 2, Working with PowerShell, we will look at the help system and how to discover commands.