PowerShell/docs/introduce-powershell.md
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*introduce-powershell.ps1*
================
This PowerShell script introduces PowerShell to new users and gives an overview of it.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./introduce-powershell.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./introduce-powershell.ps1
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Introducing PowerShell
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script introduces PowerShell to new users and gives an overview of it.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./introduce-powershell.ps1
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
Clear-Host
""
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" " There's one shell to rule them all. It's called:" 200
""
Write-Host " _____ _____ _ _ _ " -foregroundColor blue
Write-Host " | __ \ / ____| | | | |" -foregroundColor blue
Write-Host " | |__) |____ _____ _ _| (___ | |__ ___| | |" -foregroundColor blue
Write-Host " | ___/ _ \ \ /\ / / _ \ '__\___ \| '_ \ / _ \ | |" -foregroundColor blue
Write-Host " | | | (_) \ V V / __/ | ____) | | | | __/ | |" -foregroundColor blue
Write-Host " |_| \___/ \_/\_/ \___|_| |_____/|_| |_|\___|_|_|" -foregroundColor blue
""
""
$version = $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
$edition = $PSVersionTable.PSEdition
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "Welcome to PowerShell $version $edition edition" 25
""
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "PowerShell is open-source and free! It's available for Linux, Mac OS and Windows" 25
""
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "Want to learn PowerShell? See the tutorial at: https://www.guru99.com/powershell-tutorial.html" 25
""
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "Need docs? See the official documentation at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell" 25
""
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "Want sample scripts? See the Mega Collection of PowerShell scripts at: https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell" 25
""
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "Want a cheat sheet? See: https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/cheat-sheet.md" 25
""
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "Got questions? See the FAQ at: https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md" 25
""
Write-Host " 🔷 " -noNewline
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" "Want to support and donate? Just follow: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Fleschutz" 25
""
& "$PSScriptRoot/write-typewriter.ps1" " NOTE: Use <Ctrl> + <Click> to open the links above in your browser" 100
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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