PowerShell/Docs/check-powershell.md

check-powershell.ps1

This PowerShell script queries the PowerShell status and prints it.

Parameters

PS> ./check-powershell.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]

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

Example

PS> ./check-powershell.ps1
✅ PowerShell Desktop edition 5.1.19041.2673 (10 modules, 1458 cmdlets, 172 aliases)

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Check the PowerShell status
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script queries the PowerShell status and prints it.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./check-powershell.ps1
	✅ PowerShell Desktop edition 5.1.19041.2673 (10 modules, 1458 cmdlets, 172 aliases)
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	$Version = $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
	$Edition = $PSVersionTable.PSEdition
	$NumModules = (Get-Module).Count
	$NumAliases = (Get-Alias).Count
	if ($IsLinux) {
		"✅ PowerShell $Edition edition $Version ($NumModules modules, $NumAliases aliases)"
	} else {
		$NumCmdlets = (Get-Command -Command-Type cmdlet).Count
		"✅ PowerShell $Edition edition $Version ($NumModules modules, $NumCmdlets cmdlets, $NumAliases aliases)"
	}
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of check-powershell.ps1 as of 08/06/2023 21:36:06)