PowerShell/Docs/open-default-browser.md

The open-default-browser.ps1 PowerShell Script

This PowerShell script launches the default Web browser, optional with a given URL.

Parameters

open-default-browser.ps1 [[-URL] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-URL <String>
    Specifies the URL
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                http://www.fleschutz.de
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

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

Example

PS> ./open-default-browser

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Source Code

<# .SYNOPSIS Opens the default browser .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script launches the default Web browser, optional with a given URL. .PARAMETER URL Specifies the URL .EXAMPLE PS> ./open-default-browser .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #>

param([string]$URL = "http://www.fleschutz.de")

try { Start-Process $URL exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }

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