## The *list-os-updates.ps1* Script This PowerShell script lists the latest operating system update news. ## Parameters ```powershell 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 20 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 the latest operating system updates .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists the latest operating system update news. .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 = 20) try { & "$PSScriptRoot/write-big.ps1" "OS Updates" [xml]$Content = (invoke-webRequest -URI $RSS_URL).Content "`t(by $($Content.rss.channel.title))" [int]$Count = 0 foreach ($item in $Content.rss.channel.item) { "`t→ $($item.title)" $Count++ if ($Count -eq $MaxCount) { break } } 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*