<# .SYNOPSIS Opens a text editor .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script opens a text editor with the given text file. .PARAMETER path Specifies the path to the text file (will be queried if none given) .EXAMPLE PS> ./edit.ps1 C:\MyDiary.txt .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "") function TryEditor { param([string]$editor, [string]$path) try { Write-Host -noNewline "$editor·" & $editor "$path" if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { "⚠️ Can't execute '$editor' - make sure it's installed and available" exit 1 } exit 0 # success } catch { return } } try { if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the path to the text file" } Write-Host -noNewline "Trying " TryEditor "vim" $path TryEditor "vi" $path TryEditor "nano" $path TryEditor "pico" $path TryEditor "emacs" $path TryEditor "notepad.exe" $path TryEditor "wordpad.exe" $path Write-Host "" throw "No text editor found - use 'winget install' to install your favorite text editor." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }