<# .SYNOPSIS Prints the SHA256 hash of a file .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script calculates and prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file. .PARAMETER path Specifies the local file path to the file .EXAMPLE PS> ./get-sha256.ps1 C:\MyFile.txt ✅ SHA256 hash is CEB4AD71524996EB8AA3ADCE04F1E45636A4B58B8BF4462E6971CF2E56B4293E .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "") try { if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the file path" } if (-not(Test-Path $path -pathType leaf)) { throw "Invalid file path given: $path" } $result = Get-FileHash -path $path -algorithm SHA256 "✅ SHA256 hash is $($result.Hash)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0])" exit 1 }