- #SCRIPTING TOOLS FOR WINDOWS CODE#
- #SCRIPTING TOOLS FOR WINDOWS SERIES#
- #SCRIPTING TOOLS FOR WINDOWS WINDOWS#
The Windows command line is very stable – no worrying about the PowerShell interpreter path, which version of PowerShell the server is running, etc. In this lecture, we will present some of the basics of using bash as a scripting language along with a number of shell tools that cover several of the most common tasks that you will be constantly performing in the command line. The Windows PowerShell is definitely sweet, but, I still like batch files for their portability and low friction. One installer that is compatible with all major version of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows 10. NSIS has an overhead of only 34KB It is by far the smallest Windows installer compared to InstallShield and Wise.
#SCRIPTING TOOLS FOR WINDOWS SERIES#
This series will share some conventions I picked up along the way for scripting in Windows via command prompt batch files. Ability to create Windows installers that can install, uninstall, set system settings, extract files, and more.
#SCRIPTING TOOLS FOR WINDOWS CODE#
Windows is a fact of life for most professionals writing code for coporate customers this series aims to make life with Windows a little easier. The HP iLO module is a set of a 110 functions that provides out-of-band automation from a Windows management workstation directly to iLO systems. This extra space might cause the command or script to failure. For example, someone might accidentally hit the spacebar key or the Tab key and add extra space to the command string.
HP has released a PowerShell module HPiLOCmdlets, designed to help IT experts to configure and manage HP iLO 3 and iLO 4 using Windows PowerShell. The wsadmin tool removes any leading and trailing space including, \r, \t, \f and space when parsing a string to avoid any user errors. I’ll be the first to admit the Unix shells of the world are far superior to the Windows command prompt (or even Windows PowerShell). HP Scripting Tools for Windows PowerShell. Each of these technologies provides you with. rich set of tools for developing basic to advanced administrative. This series will share some of the tips and tricks I’ve picked up through the years of working with Windows professionally. When combined, these components make up a. Nevertheless, it’s a skill that becomes invaluable as you gain seniority and start doing more DevOps in you day job, or if you want to do some high-speed, low drag stuff to tailor your development environment like this. True, shell scripting feel a bit “vocational”, maybe even a bit unsexy compared to Python/Ruby/LISP/blah/blah/blah. Perhaps the growing dominance of Java as the lingua franca of academic comp sci courses has made shell scripting less relevant in university settings. Scripting is easier to learn and use than many other kinds of programming, and provides a convenient way of automating repetitive tasks or extending applications to provide additional tools for other users.
Maybe new developers feel it’s “not real programming”. Sadly, I feel like it’s a developer skill on the decline. And it feels like art, where one can learn to do increasingly complex tasks with greater simplicity. I love shell scripting – it’s the duct tape of programming to me.
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