This PowerShell script launches the Notepad application.
PS> ./open-notepad.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./open-notepad.ps1
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Launches the Notepad app
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script launches the Notepad application.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./open-notepad.ps1
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
#requires -version 5.1
try {
Start-Process notepad.exe
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
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