PowerShell/docs/install-ssh-client.md

install-ssh-client.ps1

This PowerShell script installs a SSH client (needs admin rights).

Parameters

PS> ./install-ssh-client.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

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

Example

PS> ./install-ssh-client.ps1

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Installs a SSH client (needs admin rights)
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script installs a SSH client (needs admin rights).
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./install-ssh-client.ps1
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

try {
	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	if ($IsLinux) {
		& sudo apt install openssh-client
	} else {
		Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client*
	}

	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"✔️ installed SSH client in $Elapsed sec"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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