Get-PowerShellPortable

SYNOPSIS

Download a portable version of PowerShell to run anywhere on demand.

SYNTAX

Get-PowerShellPortable [[-Path] <String>] [-Extract] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This function helps you download a zipped version of PowerShell 7.x that can be run anywhere without needing to install it.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-PowerShellPortable -Path $HOME -Extract

Download the latest ZIP/TAR of PowerShell to your $HOME folder. It will be extracted into a folder that matches the filename of the compressed archive.

PARAMETERS

-Path

The path (directory) to download the PowerShell zip or tar.gz file into. Do not include a filename for the download.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Extract

Extract the downloaded file.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable, and -ProgressAction. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

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NOTES

Author: Sam Erde Version: 0.1.0 Modified: 2024/10/12

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