Hi, everyone. My name is Matt Allford, and
welcome to my course, Extending
PowerShell. In this course, we're going to
be exploring everything to do with
PowerShell modules. When getting started
with using PowerShell, you will often use
commands that are built in. But, before
long you'll want to know how to extend
PowerShell by finding and installing
modules written by other PowerShell
authors. Using modules written by
companies and individuals from around the
world expands the possibility of what you
can do with PowerShell and opens up new
ways of managing systems and platforms you
likely work with every day. Some of the
major topics that we will cover include
understanding PowerShell modules, the what
and the why, importing and auto loading
PowerShell modules, identifying commands
included in a PowerShell module, the
PackageManagement framework and
PowerShellGet, and finally, finding,
installing, and managing PowerShell
modules. By the end of this course, you'll
be armed with everything you need to be
successful with extending PowerShell
through the use of PowerShell modules.
Before beginning the course, you should be
familiar with the PowerShell language,
understand how to run and pipe commands,
and also be comfortable with using
PowerShell parameters. This course is a
part of Pluralsight's PowerShell
Fundamentals learning path, so if you need
to brush up on some of those concepts,
we've got you covered here in the
Pluralsight library. I hope you'll join me
on this journey to learn PowerShell with
the Extending PowerShell course, at Pluralsight.