I need to expand my CLI knowledge and I'm looking for advice.

Agent6376

As the title states, I'm very accustomed to working with Windows GUI. I'm interested in rounding out my admin skills by learning to use CLI more than for your typical ipconfig, ping, and traceroute. I want to familiarize myself with performing various tasks through command line as I think it will help with administration when I do land an admin job (probably as an exchange admin if I can) and also with tackling the CCNA in the next quarter.

If anyone has some great beginner links or experience they'd like to share, I'd sure appreciate it.

Thanks!

Edit: If there are any forum admins who get ahold of this, could we move this to General Discussion? I posted this in the wrong place and I'd hate to doublepost on the site.

dynamik

Start practicing: Command-line reference A-Z: Scripting; Management Services

You should also be looking into PowerShell if you're interested in that type of thing.

RobertKaucher

I second Dynamik's advice. PowerShell is huge, especially if you want to be an Exchange admin.

billyr

Have a look at this site, seems to cover quite a bit:

The Windows Command Line, Batch Files, and Scripting- Using the Command Shell

RobertKaucher

I have the first edition of this book:
Amazon.com: Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition: William R. Stanek: Books

And I learned a ton from it. Very good stuff.

Agent6376

Great stuff! Thanks everyone.

dynamik

Check out this virtual lab: TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to Windows PowerShell

I just did that one yesterday. On to this one now: TechNet Virtual Lab: Writing Scripts with Windows Powershell

RTmarc

RobertKaucher wrote: »

I have the first edition of this book:
Amazon.com: Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition: William R. Stanek: Books

And I learned a ton from it. Very good stuff.

I've got that sitting less than three feet away from me.

Agent6376

Picked up that book today. Great reference-Thanks everyone.