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. SYNOPSIS
write-typewriter . ps1 [ < text > ] [ < speed > ]
. DESCRIPTION
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Writes the given text with the typewriter effect .
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. EXAMPLE
PS > . \ write-typewriter . ps1 " Hello World "
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. NOTES
Author : Markus Fleschutz · License : CC0
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. LINK
https : / / github . com / fleschutz / PowerShell
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#>
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param ( [ string ] $Text = " `n Hello World `n ----------- `n PowerShell is cross-platform `n PowerShell is open-source `n PowerShell is easy to learn `n PowerShell is fully documented `n `n Thanks for watching `n `n :-) `n `n " , [ int ] $Speed = 250 ) # in milliseconds
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try {
$Random = New-Object System . Random
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$Text -split '' | ForEach-Object {
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write-host -nonewline $_
start-sleep -milliseconds $ ( 1 + $Random . Next ( $Speed ) )
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}
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exit 0
} catch {
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write-error " ⚠️ Error in line $( $_ . InvocationInfo . ScriptLineNumber ) : $( $Error [ 0 ] ) "
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exit 1
}