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75 lines
1.9 KiB
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## The *download-file.ps1* Script
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This PowerShell script downloads a file from the given URL
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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download-file.ps1 [[-URL] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-URL <String>
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Specifies the URL where to download from
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./download-file https://www.cnn.com/index.html
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Downloads a file from an URL
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script downloads a file from the given URL
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.PARAMETER URL
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Specifies the URL where to download from
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./download-file https://www.cnn.com/index.html
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$URL = "")
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try {
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if ($URL -eq "") { $URL = read-host "Enter file URL to download" }
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$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
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& wget --version
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if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'wget' - make sure wget is installed and available" }
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& wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent $URL --directory-prefix . --no-verbose
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if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'wget --mirror $URL'" }
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[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
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"✔️ downloaded file from $URL in $Elapsed sec"
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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*Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of download-file.ps1*
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