PowerShell/docs/install-signal-cli.md
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*install-signal-cli.ps1*
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This PowerShell script installs signal-cli from github.com/AsamK/signal-cli.
See the Web page for the correct version number.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./install-signal-cli.ps1 [[-Version] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-Version <String>
Specifies the version to install
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
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
-------
```powershell
PS> ./install-signal-cli 0.11.12
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Installs signal-cli
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script installs signal-cli from github.com/AsamK/signal-cli.
See the Web page for the correct version number.
.PARAMETER Version
Specifies the version to install
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./install-signal-cli 0.11.12
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$Version = "")
try {
if ($Version -eq "") { $Version = read-host "Enter version to install (see https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli)" }
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
set-location /tmp
& wget --version
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'wget' - make sure wget is installed and available" }
& wget "https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/releases/download/v$Version/signal-cli-$($Version).tar.gz"
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'wget' failed" }
sudo tar xf "signal-cli-$Version.tar.gz" -C /opt
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'sudo tar xf' failed" }
sudo ln -sf "/opt/signal-cli-$Version/bin/signal-cli" /usr/local/bin/
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'sudo ln -sf' failed" }
rm "signal-cli-$Version.tar.gz"
if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'rm' failed" }
[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✔️ installed signal-cli $Version to /opt and /usr/local/bin in $Elapsed sec"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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