I like a few convenient PowerShell functions that I like to keep in my $profile file. I should start to add more as I find more useful functions.
Function Prompt { "$ " } Set-Alias -Name ll -Value Get-ChildItem Import-Module ActiveDirectory Import-Module Pester <# .Synopsis Searches files. .DESCRIPTION Finds files that contains search string. .EXAMPLE Find-InFiles -FindInDir "C:\Temp" -SearchString "Test" #> Function Check-LockedAccounts { Begin{} Process { Search-ADAccount -LockedOut } End{} } Function Find-InFiles { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([int])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, Position=0)] [string] $FindInDir, [Parameter(Mandatory=$true, Position=1)] [string] $SearchString, [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, Position=2)] [string] $FileFilter = "*.*" ) Begin { } Process { Get-ChildItem -File -Filter $FileFilter -Path $FindInDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Ignore | Where-Object { Select-String $SearchString $_ -Quiet } } End { } } Function Get-SamAccountName { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([string])] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, Position=0)] [string] $FullName ) Begin { } Process { $user = Get-ADUser -filter {DisplayName -eq $FullName} | Select Name, SamAccountName Return $user } End { } }