## The *list-os-updates.ps1* Script This PowerShell script lists the latest updates for operating systems. ## Parameters ```powershell /home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/list-os-updates.ps1 [[-RSS_URL] ] [[-MaxCount] ] [] -RSS_URL Specifies the URL to the RSS feed Required? false Position? 1 Default value https://distrowatch.com/news/dwd.xml Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false -MaxCount Specifies the number of news to list Required? false Position? 2 Default value 30 Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` ## Example ```powershell PS> ./list-os-updates ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Lists OS updates .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists the latest updates for operating systems. .PARAMETER RSS_URL Specifies the URL to the RSS feed .PARAMETER MaxCount Specifies the number of news to list .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-os-updates .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://distrowatch.com/news/dwd.xml", [int]$MaxCount = 30) try { " " "Date OS Update" "---- ---------" [xml]$Content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content [int]$Count = 0 foreach ($item in $Content.rss.channel.item) { "$($item.title)" $Count++ if ($Count -eq $MaxCount) { break } } " (source: DistroWatch.com)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of list-os-updates.ps1*