Introduction.

Chapter 1: Introduction to PowerShell.

Chapter 2: Extending Windows PowerShell.

Chapter 3: Understanding the Extended Type System.

Chapter 4: Developing Cmdlets.

Chapter 5: Providers.

Chapter 6: Hosting the PowerShell Engine in Applications.

Chapter 7: Hosts.

Chapter 8: Formatting&Output.

Appendix A: Cmdlet Verb Naming Guidelines.

Appendix B: Cmdlet Parameter Naming Guidelines.

Appendix C:Metadata.

Appendix D: Provider Base Classes and Overrides/Interfaces.

Appendix E: Core Cmdlets for Provider Interaction.

Index.