Remove the #!/usr/bin/pwsh line

Misc/FAQ.md

@@ -68,14 +68,13 @@ Good PowerShell scripts are user-friendly and platform-independant. As a guideli
 1. the filename is named using the `<verb>-<object>.ps1` scheme
 2. the encoding is UTF-8-BOM to support and use Unicode characters (including emojis where appropriate)
 3. the script has execute file permissions: chmod a+rx <file> (for Linux support)
-4. the first line reads `#!/usr/bin/pwsh` (for Linux support)
+4. provide a comment-based help with syntax, description, link, author, and license
-5. provide a comment-based help with syntax, description, link, author, and license
+5. check the requirements (e.g. #Requires -RunAsAdministrator, or #Requires -Version 3)
-6. check the requirements (e.g. #Requires -RunAsAdministrator, or #Requires -Version 3)
+6. prefer command-line options, else ask the user for help
-7. prefer command-line options, else ask the user for help
+7. recommended is `Set-StrictMode -Version Latest` to enable additional error checking
-8. recommended is `Set-StrictMode -Version Latest` to enable additional error checking
+8. for readibility use UpperCamelCase for variables and functions, lowerCamelCase for everything else
-9. for readibility use UpperCamelCase for variables and functions, lowerCamelCase for everything else
+9. on error call write-error with keyword "ERROR:" (to support log parsers) and exit the error code (mostly 1)
-10. on error call write-error with keyword "ERROR:" (to support log parsers) and exit the error code (mostly 1)
+10. on success exit with error code 0 (exit 0)
-11. on success exit with error code 0 (exit 0)
 
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README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Mega Collection of PowerShell Scripts
 =====================================
 
-**This repository provides more than 190 useful and cross-platform PowerShell scripts in the subfolder [Scripts/](Scripts/) - to be used by command-line interface (CLI), for remote control (e.g. via SSH), by context menu, by voice control, by automation software like Jenkins, automatically as daily tasks, or simply to learn PowerShell. See the [PowerShell FAQ page](Misc/FAQ.md) if you need help or have any questions.**
+**This repository provides more than 200 useful and cross-platform PowerShell scripts in the subfolder [Scripts/](Scripts/) - to be used by command-line interface (CLI), for remote control (e.g. via SSH), by context menu, by voice control, by automation software like Jenkins, automatically as daily tasks, or simply to learn PowerShell. See the [PowerShell FAQ page](Misc/FAQ.md) if you need help or have any questions.**
 
 **NOTE:** the scripts support Unicode input & output! Please use a modern console supporting UTF-8 such as Windows Terminal
 

Scripts/MD5.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       MD5.ps1 [<file>]
 .DESCRIPTION  prints the MD5 checksum of the given file
@@ -7,14 +6,11 @@
 #>
 
 param($File = "")
-
+if ($File -eq "" ) { $File = read-host "Enter path to file" }
-if ($File -eq "" ) {
-	$File = read-host "Enter path to file"
-}
 
 try {
 	$Result = get-filehash $File -algorithm MD5
-	write-output "MD5 hash is" $Result.Hash
+	"MD5 hash is" $Result.Hash
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/SHA1.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       SHA1.ps1 [<file>]
 .DESCRIPTION  prints the SHA1 checksum of the given file

Scripts/SHA256.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       SHA256.ps1 [<file>]
 .DESCRIPTION  prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file

Scripts/add-firewall-rules.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       add-firewall-rules.ps1 [<path-to-executables>]
 .DESCRIPTION  adds firewall rules for the given executables, administrator rights are required

Scripts/alert.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       alert.ps1 [<message>]
 .DESCRIPTION  handle and escalate the given alert message

Scripts/build-repo.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       build-repo.ps1 [<repo-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  builds a Git repository (supporting cmake,configure,autogen,Imakefile,Makefile)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/build-repos.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       build-repos.ps1 [<parent-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  builds all Git repositories under the current/given directory
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/cd-docs.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       cd-docs.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  go to the user's documents folder 
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-cpu-temp.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-cpu-temp.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the CPU temperature
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-dns-resolution.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-dns-resolution.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the DNS resolution with frequently used domain names
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-drive-space.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-drive-space.ps1 [<drive>] [<min-level>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the given drive for free space left
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-file-system.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-file-system.ps1 [<drive>] 
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the validity of the file system (needs admin rights)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-health.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-health.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the health of the local computer
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-ipv4-address.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       check-ipv4-address.ps1 [<address>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the given IPv4 address for validity

Scripts/check-ipv6-address.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       check-ipv6-address.ps1 [<address>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the given IPv6 address for validity

Scripts/check-mac-address.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       check-mac-address.ps1 [<MAC>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the given MAC address for validity

Scripts/check-ping.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-ping.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the ping latency to the internet
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-swap-space.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-swap-space.ps1 [<min-level>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the free swap space 
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-symlinks.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       check-symlinks.ps1 [<dir-tree>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks every symlink in the given directory tree

Scripts/check-weather.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-weather.ps1 [<location>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the weather for critical values
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-windows-system-files.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       check-windows-system-files.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the validity of the Windows system files (requires admin rights)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/check-xml-file.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       check-xml-file [<file>]
 .DESCRIPTION  checks the given XML file for validity

Scripts/cherry-picker.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       cherry-picker.ps1 [<commit-id>] [<commit-message>] [<branches>] [<repo-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  cherry-picks a Git commit into multiple branches
@@ -8,15 +7,9 @@
 
 param($CommitID = "", $CommitMessage = "", $Branches = "", $RepoDir = "$PWD")
 
-if ($CommitID -eq "" ) {
+if ($CommitID -eq "" ) { $CommitID = read-host "Enter the commit id to cherry-pick" }
-	$CommitID = read-host "Enter the commit id to cherry-pick"
+if ($CommitMessage -eq "" ) { $CommitMessage = read-host "Enter the commit message to use" }
-}
+if ($Branches -eq "" ) { $Branches = read-host "Enter the target branches" }
-if ($CommitMessage -eq "" ) {
-	$CommitMessage = read-host "Enter the commit message to use"
-}
-if ($Branches -eq "" ) {
-	$Branches = read-host "Enter the target branches"
-}
 
 try {
 	if (-not(test-path "$RepoDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $RepoDir" }

Scripts/clean-repo.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       clean-repo.ps1 [<repo-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  cleans a Git repository from untracked files (including submodules, e.g. for a fresh build)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/clone-repos.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       clone-repos.ps1 [<parent-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  clones well-known Git repositories under the current/given directory.
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/close-calculator.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-calculator.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes the calculator program gracefully

Scripts/close-chrome.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-chrome.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes Google Chrome gracefully

Scripts/close-cortana.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-cortana.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes Cortana gracefully

Scripts/close-edge.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-edge.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes Microsoft Edge gracefully

Scripts/close-file-explorer.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-file-explorer.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes Microsoft File Explorer gracefully

Scripts/close-program.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       close-program.ps1 [<full-program-name>] [<program-name>] [<program-alias-name>]
 .DESCRIPTION  closes the processes of the given program gracefully
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/close-system-settings.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-system-settings.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes the System Settings gracefully

Scripts/close-thunderbird.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-thunderbird.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes Mozilla Thunderbird gracefully

Scripts/close-vlc.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-vlc.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes the VLC media player gracefully

Scripts/close-windows-terminal.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       close-windows-terminal.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  closes Windows Terminal gracefully

Scripts/configure-git.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       configure-git.ps1 [<full-name>] [<email-address>] [<favorite-editor>]
 .DESCRIPTION  sets up the Git user configuration
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/convert-csv2txt.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       convert-csv2txt.ps1 [<csv-file>]
 .DESCRIPTION  converts the given CSV file into a text list

Scripts/convert-mysql2csv.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       convert-mysql2csv.ps1 [<server>] [<database>] [<username>] [<password>] [<query>]
 .DESCRIPTION  convert the MySQL database table to a CSV file

Scripts/convert-sql2csv.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       convert-sql2csv.ps1 [<server>] [<database>] [<username>] [<password>] [<query>]
 .DESCRIPTION  convert the SQL database table to a CSV file

Scripts/convert-txt2wav.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       convert-txt2wav.ps1 [<text>] [<wav-file>]
 .DESCRIPTION  converts the given text to a .WAV audio file

Scripts/create-branch.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       create-branch.ps1 [<new-branch-name>] [<repo-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  creates and switches to a new branch in a Git repository 
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/create-shortcut.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       create-shortcut.ps1 [<shortcut>] [<target>] [<description>]
 .DESCRIPTION  creates a new shortcut
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/create-symlink.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       create-symlink.ps1 [<symlink>] [<target>]
 .DESCRIPTION  creates a symbolic link
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/create-tag.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       create-tag.ps1 [<new-tag-name>] [<repo-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  creates a new tag in the current/given Git repository 
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/decrypt-file.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       decrypt-file.ps1 [<path>] [<password>]
 .DESCRIPTION  decrypts the given file

Scripts/display-time.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       display-time.ps1 [<seconds>]
 .DESCRIPTION  displays the current time for 10 seconds by default

Scripts/download-dir.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       download-dir.ps1 [<URL>]
 .DESCRIPTION  downloads a directory tree from the given URL

Scripts/download-file.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       download-file.ps1 [<URL>]
 .DESCRIPTION  downloads a file from the given URL

Scripts/edit.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       edit.ps1 <filename>
 .DESCRIPTION  starts the built-in text editor to edit the given file

Scripts/enable-crash-dumps.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       enable-crash-dumps.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  enables the writing of crash dumps
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/enable-god-mode.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       enable-god-mode.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  enables the god mode (adds a new icon to the desktop)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ try {
 	}
 	$null = new-item @GodModeSplat
 
-	write-host -foregroundColor green "✔️ new icon added to the desktop"
+	"✔️ new icon added to the desktop"
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/enable-ssh-client.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       enable-ssh-client.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  enables the SSH client (needs admin rights)

Scripts/enable-ssh-server.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       enable-ssh-server.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  enables the SSH server (needs admin rights)

Scripts/encrypt-file.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       encrypt-file.ps1 [<path>] [<password>]
 .DESCRIPTION  encrypts the given file

Scripts/fetch-repo.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       fetch-repo.ps1 [<repo-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  fetches updates for a local Git repository (including submodules)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/fetch-repos.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       fetch-repos.ps1 [<parent-dir>]
 .DESCRIPTION  fetches updates for all Git repositories under the current/given directory (including submodules)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/generate-qrcode.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       generate-qrcode.ps1 [<text>] [<image-size>]
 .DESCRIPTION  generates a QR code

Scripts/hibernate.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       hibernate.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  enables hibernate mode for the local computer (needs admin rights)

Scripts/inspect-exe.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       inspect-exe.ps1 [<path-to-exe-file>]
 .DESCRIPTION  prints basic information of the given executable file

Scripts/install-google-chrome.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       install-google-chrome.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  silently installs latest Google Chrome
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/introduce-powershell.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       introduce-powershell.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  introduces PowerShell to new users

Scripts/list-aliases.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-aliases.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all PowerShell aliases 

Scripts/list-anagrams.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-anagrams.ps1 [<word>] [<columns>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all anagrams of the given word

Scripts/list-automatic-variables.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-automatic-variables.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the automatic variables of PowerShell 

Scripts/list-branches.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-branches.ps1 [<repo-dir>] [<pattern>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all branches in the current/given Git repository 

Scripts/list-cheat-sheet.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-cheat-sheet.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the PowerShell cheat sheet 

Scripts/list-city-weather.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-city-weather.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  list the current weather of cities world-wide (west to east)
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-clipboard.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-clipboard.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the contents of the clipboard
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-cmdlets.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-cmdlets.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all PowerShell cmdlets

Scripts/list-commits.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-commits.ps1 [<repo-dir>] [<format>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all commits in the current/given Git repository 
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-dir-tree.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-dir-tree.ps1 [<dir-tree>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists a directory tree
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-dir.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-dir.ps1 [<directory>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the directory content formatted in columns
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-drives.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-drives.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all drives connected to the computer

Scripts/list-earthquakes.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-earthquakes.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists earthquakes with magnitude >= 6.0 for the last 30 days
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-emojis.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-emojis.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the Emojis of Unicode 13.0
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-empty-dirs.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-empty-dirs.ps1 [<dir-tree>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists empty subfolders within the given directory tree
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-empty-files.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-empty-files.ps1 [<dir-tree>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists empty files within the given directory tree

Scripts/list-environment-variables.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-environment-variables.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all environment variables

Scripts/list-files.ps1

@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
-.SYNTAX       list-files.ps1 [<folder>]
+.SYNTAX       list-files.ps1 [<dir-tree>]
-.DESCRIPTION  lists all files in the given folder and also in every subfolder
+.DESCRIPTION  lists all files in the given directory tree
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-param($Folder = "")
+param($DirTree = "")
-
+if ($DirTree -eq "" ) { $DirTree = read-host "Enter path to directory tree" }
-if ($Folder -eq "" ) {
-	$Folder = read-host "Enter path to folder"
-}
 
 try {
-	Get-ChildItem -path $Folder -recurse | select FullName
+	Get-ChildItem -path $DirTree -recurse | select FullName
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/list-fritzbox-calls.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-fritzbox-calls.ps1 [<username>] [<password>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the phone calls of the FRITZ!Box device
@@ -9,13 +8,8 @@
 #Requires -Version 3
 
 param($Username = "", $Password = "")
-
+if ($Username -eq "") { $Username = read-host "Enter username for FRITZ!Box" }
-if ($Username -eq "") {
+if ($Password -eq "") { $Password = read-host "Enter password for FRITZ!Box" }
-	$Username = read-host "Enter username for FRITZ!Box"
-}
-if ($Password -eq "") {
-	$Password = read-host "Enter password for FRITZ!Box"
-}
 
 write-progress "Contacting FRITZ!Box ..."
 $FQDN = "fritz.box"

Scripts/list-fritzbox-devices.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-fritzbox-calls.ps1 [<username>] [<password>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists FRITZ!Box's known devices
@@ -9,13 +8,8 @@
 #Requires -Version 3
 
 param($Username = "", $Password = "")
-
+if ($Username -eq "") { $Username = read-host "Enter username for FRITZ!Box" }
-if ($Username -eq "") {
+if ($Password -eq "") { $Password = read-host "Enter password for FRITZ!Box" }
-	$Username = read-host "Enter username for FRITZ!Box"
-}
-if ($Password -eq "") {
-	$Password = read-host "Enter password for FRITZ!Box"
-}
 
 write-progress "Contacting FRITZ!Box ..."
 [string]$HostURL = "https://fritz.box:49443"

Scripts/list-hidden-files.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-hidden-files.ps1 [<dir-tree>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists hidden files within the given directory tree
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
@@ -9,9 +8,10 @@
 param($DirTree = "$PWD")
 
 try {
-	$DirTree = resolve-path "$DirTree/"
+	$DirTree = resolve-path "$DirTree"
-	[int]$Count = 0
 	write-progress "Listing hidden files in $DirTree ..."
+
+	[int]$Count = 0
 	get-childItem "$DirTree" -attributes Hidden -recurse | foreach-object {
 		"📄 $($_.FullName)"
 		$Count++

Scripts/list-hourly-weather.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-hourly-weather.ps1 [<location>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the hourly weather today
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-installed-apps.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-installed-apps.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the installed Windows Store apps
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@
 
 try {
 	get-appxPackage | select-object Name,Version | format-table -autoSize
-
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

Scripts/list-installed-software.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-installed-software.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the installed software (except Windows Store apps)

Scripts/list-logbook.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-logbook.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the content of the logbook (in ../Data/logbook.csv)

Scripts/list-modules.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-modules.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all PowerShell modules

Scripts/list-network-shares.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-network-shares.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the network shares of the local computer

Scripts/list-news.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-news.ps1 [<RSS-URL>]
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the latest news
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-os-releases.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-os-releases.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists OS releases and download URL

Scripts/list-printers.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-printers.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all printer known to the computer

Scripts/list-processes.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-processes.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the local computer processes

Scripts/list-profiles.ps1

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
+<#
-<#
 .SYNTAX       list-profiles.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists your PowerShell profiles
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Scripts/list-random-passwords.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-random-passwords.ps1 [<password-length>] [<columns>] [<rows>]
 .DESCRIPTION  prints a list of random passwords

Scripts/list-random-pins.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-random-pins.ps1 [<pin-length>] [<columns>] [<rows>]
 .DESCRIPTION  prints a list of random PIN's

Scripts/list-scripts.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-scripts.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists all PowerShell scripts in this repository (sorted alphabetically)

Scripts/list-services.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-services.ps1 
 .DESCRIPTION  lists the services on the local computer 

Scripts/list-system-info.ps1

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
 .SYNTAX       list-system-info.ps1
 .DESCRIPTION  lists system information on the local computer