Learn PowerShell Core 6.0: Automate and control administrative tasks using DevOps principles

PowerShell can be more than a command-line tool: it can form the basis of repeatable administration and automation. Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 takes readers from the platform’s versions and editing tools into the scripting practices and operational topics used to build and manage PowerShell solutions.

Start with the PowerShell landscape

The opening chapters set PowerShell Core 6.0 in context, covering its relationship to Windows PowerShell, cross-platform ambitions, and available environments. A comparison of PowerShell ISE and Visual Studio Code then helps readers understand the tools used to write and run scripts.

Build fluency in everyday scripting

From variables, commands, and parameters, the book moves through operators, language constructs, loops, error handling, and remoting. Its step-by-step subject progression gives readers a foundation for understanding how PowerShell scripts are assembled and how commands can work together through the pipeline.

Move from scripts to reusable tools

More advanced material explores performance, parallel execution, APIs, REST endpoints, events, custom formatting, and type extensions. The book also addresses reusable code: function design, parameters, pipeline input, scopes, help, and code signing. These topics connect day-to-day scripting with the maintainability and control needed in administrative work.

Automation with an operational perspective

DevOps, security, release pipelines, PowerShell Desired State Configuration, and administration across Windows and cloud-related services broaden the discussion beyond individual commands. The emphasis is on understanding how scripting fits into larger infrastructure and automation practices.

Who may find it useful

This title is suited to readers learning PowerShell scripting and IT professionals interested in automation, administration, and DevOps workflows. Some familiarity with programming concepts is helpful for following the more advanced material. Because the book focuses on PowerShell Core 6.0, readers working with later versions should check current documentation when version-specific behavior matters.

For a structured tour from scripting fundamentals to broader automation practices, this Packt title offers a substantial reference to keep close while exploring PowerShell.