gbargsley · February 13, 2019 16:24 · Feb 13, 2019 · Feb 13, 2019 · Feb 13, 2019 · Feb 13, 2019
diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ Get-Command -Name *module* -Module mic*core                 # Which commands can
 Get-Module -ListAvailable                                   # Show me all of the modules installed on my system (controlled by $env:PSModulePath)
 Get-Module                                                  # Show me all of the modules imported into the current session
 
+$PSModuleAutoLoadingPreference = 0                          # Disable auto-loading of installed PowerShell modules, when a command is invoked
+
 Import-Module -Name NameIT                                  # Explicitly import a module, from the specified filesystem path or name (must be present in $env:PSModulePath)
 Remove-Module -Name NameIT                                  # Remove a module from the scope of the current PowerShell session
 

diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ Get-Command -Name *module* -Module mic*core                 # Which commands can
 Get-Module -ListAvailable                                   # Show me all of the modules installed on my system (controlled by $env:PSModulePath)
 Get-Module                                                  # Show me all of the modules imported into the current session
 
-Import-Module                                               # Explicitly import a module, from the specified filesystem path or name (must be present in $env:PSModulePath)
-Remove-Module                                               # Remove a module from the scope of the current PowerShell session
+Import-Module -Name NameIT                                  # Explicitly import a module, from the specified filesystem path or name (must be present in $env:PSModulePath)
+Remove-Module -Name NameIT                                  # Remove a module from the scope of the current PowerShell session
 
 New-ModuleManifest                                          # Helper function to create a new module manifest. You can create it by hand instead.
 

diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-Get-Command
-Get-Help
+Get-Command                                               # Retrieves a list of all the commands available to PowerShell
+                                                          # (native binaries in $env:PATH + cmdlets / functions from PowerShell modules)
+
+Get-Help                                                  # Get all help topics
+Get-Help -Name about_Variables                            # Get help for a specific about_* topic (aka. man page)
+Get-Help -Name Get-Command                                # Get help for a specific PowerShell function
+Get-Help -Name Get-Command -Parameter Module              # Get help for a specific parameter on a specific command
 
 ###################################################
 # Flow Control Statements

diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Get-Command
+Get-Help
 
 ###################################################
 # Flow Control Statements
@@ -50,7 +52,27 @@ function Do-Something {
 }
 
 ###################################################
-# Modules
+# Working with Modules
+###################################################
+
+Get-Command -Name *module* -Module mic*core                 # Which commands can I use to work with modules?
+
+Get-Module -ListAvailable                                   # Show me all of the modules installed on my system (controlled by $env:PSModulePath)
+Get-Module                                                  # Show me all of the modules imported into the current session
+
+Import-Module                                               # Explicitly import a module, from the specified filesystem path or name (must be present in $env:PSModulePath)
+Remove-Module                                               # Remove a module from the scope of the current PowerShell session
+
+New-ModuleManifest                                          # Helper function to create a new module manifest. You can create it by hand instead.
+
+New-Module -Name trevor -ScriptBlock {                      # Create an in-memory PowerShell module (advanced users)
+  function Add($a,$b) { $a + $b } }
+
+New-Module -Name trevor -ScriptBlock {                      # Create an in-memory PowerShell module, and make it visible to Get-Module (advanced users)
+  function Add($a,$b) { $a + $b } } | Import-Module
+
+###################################################
+# Module Management
 ###################################################
 
 Get-Command -Module PowerShellGet                           # Explore commands to manage PowerShell modules

diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 
 ###################################################
-# Conditional Statements
+# Flow Control Statements
 ###################################################
 
 if (1 -eq 1) { }                                          # Do something if 1 is equal to 1
 
+do { 'hi' } while ($false)                                # Loop while a condition is true (always executes at least once)
+
+while ($false) { 'hi' }                                   # While loops are not guaranteed to run at least once
+while ($true) { }                                         # Do something indefinitely
+while ($true) { if (1 -eq 1) { break } }                  # Break out of an infinite while loop conditionally
+
+for ($i = 0; $i -le 10; $i++) { Write-Host $i }           # Iterate using a for..loop
+foreach ($item in (Get-Process)) { }                      # Iterate over items in an array
+
 ###################################################
 # Variables
 ###################################################

diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ Find-Module -Name ps*                                       # Find modules in th
 
 Install-Module -Name NameIT -Scope CurrentUser -Force       # Install a module to your personal directory (non-admin)
 Install-Module -Name NameIT -Force                          # Install a module to your personal directory (admin / root)
+Install-Module -Name NameIT -RequiredVersion 1.9.0          # Install a specific version of a module
 
-Uninstall-Module -Name NameIT                               # Uninstall module called "NameIT", only if it was installed via PowerShell Gallery
+Uninstall-Module -Name NameIT                               # Uninstall module called "NameIT", only if it was installed via Install-Module
 
-Register-PSRepository -Name <repo> -SourceLocation <uri>    # Configure a private PowerShell module registry
+Register-PSRepository -Name <repo> -SourceLocation <uri>    # Configure a private PowerShell module registry
+Unregister-PSRepository -Name <repo> -SourceLocation uri    # Deregister a PowerShell Repository
diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
 
 if (1 -eq 1) { }                                          # Do something if 1 is equal to 1
 
-$a = 0
-
-
 ###################################################
 # Variables
 ###################################################
 
+
+$a = 0                                                    # Initialize a variable
+[int] $a = 'Trevor'                                       # Initialize a variable, with the specified type (throws an exception)
+[string] $a = 'Trevor'                                    # Initialize a variable, with the specified type (doesn't throw an exception)
+
 Get-Command -Name *varia*                                 # Get a list of commands related to variable management
 
 Get-Variable                                              # Get an array of objects, representing the variables in the current and parent scopes 

diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ $a = 0
 # Variables
 ###################################################
 
+Get-Command -Name *varia*                                 # Get a list of commands related to variable management
 
-Get-Variable                                              # Get an array of objects, representing the variables in the current scope
+Get-Variable                                              # Get an array of objects, representing the variables in the current and parent scopes 
+Get-Variable | ? { $PSItem.Options -contains 'constant' } # Get variables with the "Constant" option set
+Get-Variable | ? { $PSItem.Options -contains 'readonly' } # Get variables with the "ReadOnly" option set
 
 New-Variable -Name FirstName -Value Trevor
 New-Variable FirstName -Value Trevor -Option Constant     # Create a constant variable, that can only be removed by restarting PowerShell
 New-Variable FirstName -Value Trevor -Option ReadOnly     # Create a variable that can only be removed by specifying the -Force parameter on Remove-Variable
 
 Remove-Variable -Name firstname                           # Remove a variable, with the specified name
+Remove-Variable -Name firstname -Force                    # Remove a variable, with the specified name, that has the "ReadOnly" option set
 
 ###################################################
 # Functions

diff --git a/cheatsheet.ps1 b/cheatsheet.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+###################################################
+# Conditional Statements
+###################################################
+
+if (1 -eq 1) { }                                          # Do something if 1 is equal to 1
+
+$a = 0
+
+
+###################################################
+# Variables
+###################################################
+
+
+Get-Variable                                              # Get an array of objects, representing the variables in the current scope
+
+New-Variable -Name FirstName -Value Trevor
+New-Variable FirstName -Value Trevor -Option Constant     # Create a constant variable, that can only be removed by restarting PowerShell
+New-Variable FirstName -Value Trevor -Option ReadOnly     # Create a variable that can only be removed by specifying the -Force parameter on Remove-Variable
+
+Remove-Variable -Name firstname                           # Remove a variable, with the specified name
+
+###################################################
+# Functions
+###################################################
+
+# A PowerShell Advanced Function, with all three blocks declared: BEGIN, PROCESS, END
+function Do-Something {
+  [CmdletBinding]()]
+  param ()
+  begin { }
+  process { }
+  end { }
+}
+
+###################################################
+# Modules
+###################################################
+
+Get-Command -Module PowerShellGet                           # Explore commands to manage PowerShell modules
+
+Find-Module -Tag cloud                                      # Find modules in the PowerShell Gallery with a "cloud" tag
+Find-Module -Name ps*                                       # Find modules in the PowerShell Gallery whose name starts with "PS"
+
+Install-Module -Name NameIT -Scope CurrentUser -Force       # Install a module to your personal directory (non-admin)
+Install-Module -Name NameIT -Force                          # Install a module to your personal directory (admin / root)
+
+Uninstall-Module -Name NameIT                               # Uninstall module called "NameIT", only if it was installed via PowerShell Gallery
+
+Register-PSRepository -Name <repo> -SourceLocation <uri>    # Configure a private PowerShell module registry
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