<# .SYNOPSIS Writes text á la typewriter .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script writes the given text with the typewriter effect. .PARAMETER text Specifies the text to write .PARAMETER speed Specifies the speed (250 ms by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./write-typewriter "Hello World" .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$text = "`nHello World`n-----------`n* PowerShell is powerful - fully control your computer`n* PowerShell is cross-platform - available for Linux, Mac OS and Windows`n* PowerShell is open-source and free`n* PowerShell is easy to learn`n* PowerShell is fully documented`n`nThanks for watching`nMarkus`n", [int]$speed = 200) # in milliseconds try { $Random = New-Object System.Random $text -split '' | ForEach-Object { Write-Host -noNewline $_ Start-Sleep -milliseconds $(1 + $Random.Next($speed)) } Write-Host "" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }