NET Framework. You can run all the commands available in cmd.exe directly from the
PowerShell prompt, which helps ease the transition to this new command shell. In short,
PowerShell gives Windows administrators more tools for automating routine tasks.
POWERSHELL AT A GLANCE
At first glance, PowerShell looks like nothing more than a version of the command
prompt you??™ve been using since the good-old MS-DOS days. However, PowerShell completely
revolutionizes scripting and automating a Windows environment. PowerShell
was designed from the ground up to be a powerful tool that gives administrators more
control while interacting with the operating system.
Windows PowerShell requires .NET Framework 2.0 to run since it is built around
.NET interfaces. In fact, each cmdlet is actually .NET code that interacts with the .NET
Framework. This allows Windows PowerShell to be extended seamlessly. For example,
while PowerShell ships with more than 100 cmdlets, more cmdlets can be installed or developed
to suit all your needs. You may be wondering how this differs from having additional
command-line tools like those found in the Windows resource kits. While cmdlets
do extend the functionality of the shell, just like command-line applications do, the fact
that cmdlets are written using a standard interface means that each command can interact
with other commands without requiring extensive string parsing routines.
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