Windows 7’s PowerShell Not That Powerful

All I wanted to do was ssh...

All I wanted to do was ssh...

I can’t even Ctrl+d to exit the shell, either.  Guess I’ve been spoiled on Linux.

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#1 karl prosser on 01.12.09 at 2:44 am

yep the console subsystem of windows still sucks but its the shell language and object pipeline that really makes powershell powerful. but if you do want a great console experience then check out powershell plus.

#2 Ross on 03.10.09 at 2:53 pm

SSH from PowerShell:
http://huddledmasses.org/scriptable-ssh-from-powershell/

You can type ‘exit’ to close the shell…

#3 Andrew on 03.10.09 at 4:57 pm

You can type ‘exit’ to close the shell…

That is 5 times as much typing as I have to do on any other operating system.

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