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# Powershell Additional Tricks

### Scanning with Powershell

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Cheatsheet
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```
1..1024 | % {echo ((new-object Net.Sockets.TcpClient).Connect("10.0.0.100",$_)) "Port $_ is open!"} 2>$null
```

### Scripts

Scripts with extension “*.ps1”, “*.psm1”, “\*.psd1” etc can be invoked in a specific PowerShell session as follows :thumbsup:

```
Import-Module <Module_Name.ps1>
```

However a PowerShell script can be invoked in a unique way called “dot sourcing a script

```
. .\<Script_Name>.ps1
```