## The *list-headlines.ps1* Script This PowerShell script lists the latest RSS feed news. ## Parameters ```powershell list-headlines.ps1 [[-RSS_URL] ] [[-MaxCount] ] [] -RSS_URL Specifies the URL to the RSS feed Required? false Position? 1 Default value https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world 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-headlines ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Lists the latest headlines .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script lists the latest RSS feed news. .PARAMETER RSS_URL Specifies the URL to the RSS feed .PARAMETER MaxCount Specifies the number of news to list .EXAMPLE PS> ./list-headlines .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://yahoo.com/news/rss/world", [int]$MaxCount = 20) try { [xml]$Content = (invoke-webRequest -uri $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content "`nšŸŒ $($Content.rss.channel.title) šŸŒ" [int]$Count = 0 foreach ($item in $Content.rss.channel.item) { "ā†’ $($item.title)" $Count++ if ($Count -eq $MaxCount) { break } } exit 0 # success } catch { "āš ļø Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of list-headlines.ps1*