powershell_summrize1

1. Interactive with shell

1.1 run programs, scripts and existing tools

format:

# method 1: with path and programnaem
& 'c:\program files\program\program.exe' arguments     #arguments can omit
# method 2: in local path
.\program.exe arguments.exe  arguments    #arguments can omit 
#methods 3: program name include space
& '.\program with space.exe' arguments #arguments can omit  

& in this place means invoke operator(调用操作符）
.\ in this place means current directory

quotes(") used in powershell

as shown previously, if you want to run a program in shell you must add& in the front of this string

" " will made program.exe as a string not a cmd, add & in the font of current cmd will resolve this question.

1.2 run a powershell command

the advantage of powershell cmdlet then win cmd

especially the last one, it can make variables used in . not just a sting which hard operation

sample of special characters of powershell

when they surrounded by single quotes(' '), powershell accepts these characters as written, without the special meanning.