PowerShell/docs/write-location.md
2024-11-20 11:52:20 +01:00

66 lines
1.6 KiB
Markdown

The *write-location.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script determines the location and writes it to the console.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/write-location.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./write-location.ps1
📍47.7278°,10.3192° near 87435 Kempten in Bavaria, Germany.
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes the current location
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script determines the location and writes it to the console.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-location.ps1
📍47.7278°,10.3192° near 87435 Kempten in Bavaria, Germany.
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
$location = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI http://ifconfig.co/json -userAgent "curl" -useBasicParsing).Content | ConvertFrom-Json
$lat = $location.latitude
$long = $location.longitude
$city = $location.city
$zip = $location.zip_code
$region = $location.region_name
$country = $location.country
Write-Output "📍$lat°,$long° near $zip $city in $region, $country."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
*(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 as of 11/20/2024 11:52:02)*