Native support for Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) isn't in PowerShell, but that doesn't mean it's not capable. By using a free community module called Posh-SSH, we can transfer files via SCP just as ...

This will be a technical article introducing file hashes, how to generate hashes with PowerShell and, when copying files, how to use hashes to your advantage to ensure file copies were successful.

There's nothing wrong with this technique in PowerShell. I've yet to find a situation in which it doesn't work. But PowerShell has a cmdlet called Out-File, which offers a bit more flexibility. This ...