posted Aug2020 blog

Author: jsdnhk

_data/links.yaml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
   suggestions:
     - https://evernote.com
     - https://monday.com
+    - https://deepl.com
     - https://hackmd.io
     - https://explainshell.com
     - https://draw.io

_data/pages_latest.yaml

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 ---
 - name: blog
-  mtime: 1-7-2020
+  mtime: 1-8-2020
 - name: debug
   mtime: 26-2-2020
 - name: fonts
   mtime: 7-3-2020
 - name: links
-  mtime: 11-6-2020
+  mtime: 2-8-2020
 - name: quotes
   mtime: 26-2-2020
 - name: resume
   mtime: 2-2-2020
 - name: toolset
-  mtime: 1-7-2020
+  mtime: 2-8-2020

_data/toolset/gardener.yaml

@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
   - name: tmux
     url: https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki
     desc: Terminal multiplexer that enable running several programs in one terminal
+  - name: z
+    url: https://github.com/rupa/z
+    desc: Jump around directories like ninja by memorzing and using the path keywords
   - name: exa
     url: https://the.exa.website
     desc: Modern replacement for ls

assets/posts/2020-08-01/powershell-cheat-sheet.jpg

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+---
+title: "Smoother and closer touch  by Powershell"
+tags: [windows, cross-platform, powershell]
+category: "powershell"
+comment: true
+---
+
+### Background
+
+After Microsoft told the world about the desire to Linux, Windows Powershell became shared to the world like Linux did,
+
+also supported cross-platform since 2016, which is the task automation and configuration management framework, 
+
+with unique command-line shell and scripting language. There are some classic shells still widely used in Linux.
+
+Some of the Linux or open-source fans may laugh at what Windows try to compact with Linux and even MacOS.
+
+However, [Powershell][ms-powershell] is further improvement version from history with modern IT view by many intelligent experts, 
+
+actually for some admin tasks it always can give much sharper solutions than the old-school [UNIX shells][unix-shells].
+
+### Design
+
+From official, Windows PowerShell can execute four kinds of named commands:
+
+- **cmdlets**:  <br>command-lets are .NET programs followed *Verb*-*Noun* naming pattern, receive/emit objects through pipeline
+- **PowerShell scripts**: <br>chain of commands to execute which pipeline objects can be passed, secured by execution policy
+- **PowerShell functions**: <br>a grouping of code that handle input and return output, advanced functions can create "*script cmdlets*"
+- **Standalone executable programs**: <br>launches it in a separate process, as usual as the standard way
+
+### Benefits
+
+1. **Cross-platform**: <br>general set of commands which are fitted for both Windows, Linux, MacOS,  that one shell is needed to learn only
+2. **Structured-object data**: <br>optimized for dealing with structured data (e.g. JSON, CSV, XML, etc.), REST APIs, and object models
+3. **Humanized language**: <br>comprehensible cmdlets and syntax closed to human thinking and logic, powerful auto-completion with help
+
+There is no doubt that the new Powershell is a time evolution shell interface for human to talk with computer.
+
+However, it still needs time to develop and grow up to become an universal IT standard in real, it made a good start!
+
+### Syntax
+
+The common use of powershell is shown below.
+
+The image may be small to display, then drag the image to new tab to lookup.
+
+![ps-cheatsheet](/assets/posts/2020-08-01/powershell-cheat-sheet.jpg)
+
+[ms-powershell]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/
+[unix-shells]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell