PowerShell/docs/write-centered.md
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Script: *write-centered.ps1*
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This PowerShell script writes the given text centered to the console.
Parameters
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```powershell
PS> ./write-centered.ps1 [[-text] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-text <String>
Specifies the text to write
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> ./write-headline.ps1 "Hello World"
Hello World
```
Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Writes text centered
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script writes the given text centered to the console.
.PARAMETER text
Specifies the text to write
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./write-headline.ps1 "Hello World"
Hello World
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$text = "")
try {
if ($text -eq "") { $text = Read-Host "Enter the text to write" }
$ui = (Get-Host).ui
$rui = $ui.rawui
[int]$numSpaces = ($rui.MaxWindowSize.Width - $text.Length) / 2
[string]$spaces = ""
for ([int]$i = 0; $i -lt $numSpaces; $i++) { $spaces += " " }
Write-Host "$spaces$text"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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