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CourseLearn PowerShell
Jump into PowerShell through interactive lessons on variables, operators, control flow, objects, arrays, and functions.
This course includes
This course includes
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary6 hoursProjects
4Prerequisites
None
About this course
Ready to start your journey into PowerShell? Take Learn PowerShell — An interactive introduction to using the powerful command-line tool for Windows automation.
Skills you'll gain
Terminal Basics
Variables and Operators
Control Flow
Objects and Arrays
Functions
Syllabus
5 lessons • 4 projects • 5 quizzesCertificate of completion available with Plus or Pro
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Projects in this course
- practice Project
Power of 10
Help your friend with a project using PowerShell variables and operators. - practice Project
Role Playing Game
Help your friend create a role-playing game using objects and arrays in PowerShell. - practice Project
IT Administration
In this project, you'll use the knowledge you gained from the Control Flow lesson to simulate writing Powershell scripts as an IT Administrator. Based on inputted server names, you'll develop scripts to separate servers based on naming convention criteria.
Meet the creator of the course
Jace van Auken
Curriculum Developer at CodecademyEarn a certificate of completion
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