Script: *open-default-browser.ps1* ======================== This PowerShell script launches the default Web browser, optional with a given URL. Parameters ---------- ```powershell PS> ./open-default-browser.ps1 [[-URL] ] [] -URL Specifies the URL Required? false Position? 1 Default value http://www.fleschutz.de Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` Example ------- ```powershell PS> ./open-default-browser ``` Notes ----- Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Related Links ------------- https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell Script Content -------------- ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Opens the default browser .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script launches the default Web browser, optional with a given URL. .PARAMETER URL Specifies the URL .EXAMPLE PS> ./open-default-browser .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$URL = "http://www.fleschutz.de") try { Start-Process $URL exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of open-default-browser.ps1 as of 08/15/2024 09:50:51)*