<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the uptime .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the computer's uptime (time between now and last boot up time) and prints it. .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-uptime.ps1 ✅ Up for 2 days, 20 hours, 10 minutes .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> function TimeSpan2String([TimeSpan]$uptime) { [int]$days = $uptime.Days [int]$hours = $days * 24 + $uptime.Hours if ($days -gt 2) { return "$days days" } elseif ($hours -gt 1) { return "$hours hours" } else { return "$($uptime.Minutes)min" } } try { if ($IsLinux) { $uptime = (Get-Uptime) Write-Host "✅ Up for $(TimeSpan2String $uptime)" } else { [system.threading.thread]::currentthread.currentculture = [system.globalization.cultureinfo]"en-US" $lastBootTime = (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime $uptime = New-TimeSpan -Start $lastBootTime -End (Get-Date) Write-Host "✅ Up for $(TimeSpan2String $uptime) since $($lastBootTime.ToShortDateString())" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }