<# .SYNOPSIS Check uptime .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries and prints the uptime. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-uptime .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> try { if ($IsLinux) { $Uptime = (get-uptime) } else { $BootTime = Get-WinEvent -ProviderName eventlog | Where-Object {$_.Id -eq 6005} | Select-Object TimeCreated -First 1 $Uptime = New-TimeSpan -Start $BootTime.TimeCreated.Date -End (Get-Date) } $Days = $Uptime.Days $Hours = $Uptime.Hours $Minutes = $Uptime.Minutes $Reply = "Up for " if ($Days -eq "1") { $Reply += "1 day, " } elseif ($Days -ne "0") { $Reply += "$Days days, " } if ($Hours -eq "1") { $Reply += "1 hour, " } elseif ($Hours -ne "0") { $Reply += "$Hours hours, " } if ($Minutes -eq "1") { $Reply += "1 minute" } else { $Reply += "$Minutes minutes" } "✅ $Reply." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }