Linked by Adam S on Tue 8th Jul 2008 12:47 UTC
In 2006, Microsoft released Windows Powershell, a new command line shell that, via cmdlets, scripts, and executables, allow core system administration tasks to be scripted. While this functionality has been available on Unix-type systems for decades, Microsoft's version will almost certainly, within a few years, be available on several hundred million PCs. So how does the Powershell stack up against Linux favorite bash? MSDN links to this Bash vs Powershell article.
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Member since:2005-11-13
it's (as always?) not compatible with anything (because 99% of apps on windows have no command line options)
For Windows automation, check out AutoIt:
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3
And its distant cousin, AutoHotKey:
http://www.autohotkey.com
The former is better for GUI automation. The later is better for scriptable, system-wide hotkeys/hotstrings.
I use them both and like them both
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2008-07-07
I really love Microsoft Marketing. They are so impressive. They rediscover stuff, (recode also) and explain to anybody they have the best stuff around
Good job guys! Powershell only takes half a minute to launch! the command lines are soooo simple ... --laughing-out-loud ... it's (as always?) not compatible with anything (because 99% of apps on windows have no command line options) It requires the almighty .Net version 3.X framework to work :|
Well in a Vista world, I just can say that Powershell is not that bad
Edited 2008-07-08 13:47 UTC