PowerShell/Docs/check-ip.md

check-ip.ps1

This PowerShell script queries the public IP address and prints it.

Parameters

PS> ./check-ip.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./check-ip.ps1
✅ Public IPv4 185.77.209.161, IPv6 2003:f2:6128:fc01:e503:601:30c2:a028 near Munich

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
        Checks the IP address
.DESCRIPTION
        This PowerShell script queries the public IP address and prints it.
.EXAMPLE
        PS> ./check-ip.ps1
	✅ Public IPv4 185.77.209.161, IPv6 2003:f2:6128:fc01:e503:601:30c2:a028 near Munich
.LINK
        https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
        Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	if ($IsLinux) {
		$PublicIPv4 = (curl -4 --silent ifconfig.co)
		$PublicIPv6 = (curl -6 --silent ifconfig.co)
		$City = (curl --silent ifconfig.co/city)
	} else {
		$PublicIPv4 = (curl.exe -4 --silent ifconfig.co)
		$PublicIPv6 = (curl.exe -6 --silent ifconfig.co)
		$City = (curl.exe --silent ifconfig.co/city)
	}
	Write-Output "✅ Public IPv4 $PublicIPv4, IPv6 $PublicIPv6 near $City"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
        "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
        exit 1
}

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