<# .SYNOPSIS Sets a timer for a countdown .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script sets a timer for a countdown. .PARAMETER Seconds Specifies the number of seconds .EXAMPLE PS> ./set-timer 60 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param([int]$Seconds = 0) try { if ($Seconds -eq 0 ) { [int]$Seconds = read-host "Enter number of seconds" } for ($i = $Seconds; $i -gt 0; $i--) { clear-host ./write-big "T-$i seconds" start-sleep -s 1 } "✔️ $Seconds seconds countdown finished" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }