<# .SYNOPSIS Writes text with the typewriter effect .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script writes 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" .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param([string]$text = "`nHello World`n-----------`nPowerShell is cross-platform`nPowerShell is open-source`nPowerShell is easy to learn`nPowerShell is fully documented`n`nThanks for watching`n`n:-)`n`n", [int]$speed = 250) # in milliseconds try { $Random = New-Object System.Random $text -split '' | ForEach-Object { write-host -nonewline $_ start-sleep -milliseconds $(1 + $Random.Next($speed)) } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }