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## The *get-sha256.ps1* Script
## Parameters
```powershell
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Prints the SHA256 checksum of a file
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script calculates and prints the SHA256 checksum of the given file.
.PARAMETER file
Specifies the path to the file
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./get-sha256 C:\MyFile.txt
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$file = "")
try {
if ($file -eq "" ) { $file = read-host "Enter the filename" }
$Result = get-filehash $file -algorithm SHA256
"✔️ SHA256 hash is:" $Result.Hash
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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