PowerShell/Scripts/open-firefox.ps1

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
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Launches the Firefox browser
.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script launches the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./open-firefox
.PARAMETER URL
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Specifies an URL
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
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param([string]$URL = "http://www.fleschutz.de")
try {
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$App = Get-AppxPackage -Name Mozilla.FireFox
if ($App.Status -eq "Ok") {
# starting Firefox UWP app:
explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\$($App.PackageFamilyName)!FIREFOX
} else {
# starting Firefox program:
start-process firefox.exe "$URL"
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}