How to quietly remove a directory with content in PowerShell
Remove-Item -LiteralPath “foldertodelete” -Force -Recurse or, with shorter version rm /path -r -force
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How can I replace every occurrence of a String in a file with PowerShell?
Use (V3 version): (Get-Content c:\temp\test.txt).replace(‘[MYID]’, ‘MyValue’) | Set-Content c:\temp\test.txt Or for V2: (Get-Content c:\temp\test.txt) -replace ‘\[MYID\]’, ‘MyValue’ | Set-Content c:\temp\test.txt
Powershell Invoke-WebRequest Fails with SSL/TLS Secure Channel
try using this one [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Running a command as Administrator using PowerShell?
If the current console is not elevated and the operation you’re trying to do requires elevated privileges then you can start powershell with the Run as Administrator option : PS> Start-Process powershell -Verb runAs Microsoft Docs: Start-Process
Is it possible to open a Windows Explorer window from PowerShell?
Use: ii . which is short for Invoke-Item . It is one of the most common things I type at the PowerShell command line.
How to run an EXE file in PowerShell with parameters with spaces and quotes
When PowerShell sees a command starting with a string it just evaluates the string, that is, it typically echos it to the screen, for example: PS> “Hello World” Hello World If you want PowerShell to interpret the string as a command name then use the call operator (&) like so: PS> & ‘C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web … Read more
Create directory if it does not exist
Try the -Force parameter: New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path C:\Path\That\May\Or\May\Not\Exist You can use Test-Path -PathType Container to check first. See the New-Item MSDN help article for more details.
Terminating a script in PowerShell
I realize this is an old post but I find myself coming back to this thread a lot as it is one of the top search results when searching for this topic. However, I always leave more confused then when I came due to the conflicting information. Ultimately I always have to perform my own … Read more
How do I pass multiple parameters into a function in PowerShell?
Parameters in calls to functions in PowerShell (all versions) are space-separated, not comma separated. Also, the parentheses are entirely unneccessary and will cause a parse error in PowerShell 2.0 (or later) if Set-StrictMode -Version 2 or higher is active. Parenthesised arguments are used in .NET methods only. function foo($a, $b, $c) { “a: $a; b: … Read more
How can I pass an argument to a PowerShell script?
Tested as working: #Must be the first statement in your script (not counting comments) param([Int32]$step=30) $iTunes = New-Object -ComObject iTunes.Application if ($iTunes.playerstate -eq 1) { $iTunes.PlayerPosition = $iTunes.PlayerPosition + $step } Call it with powershell.exe -file itunesForward.ps1 -step 15 Multiple parameters syntax (comments are optional, but allowed): <# Script description. Some notes. #> param ( … Read more