ShortCut Keys in VSCode:

  • Auto-adjust indent
    Shift+Alt+F (Win)
    Shift+Option+F (Mac)

  • Annotating
    Ctrl+/ (Win)

HashCode

  • Description:
    To get the specific file’s SHA256 automatically

  • Syntax

  Get-FileHash <Path>  | fl
  Get-FileHash <Path>  -Algorithm <SHA256/MD5/…>

More info: Microsoft-Get-FileHash

TryCatch

  • Description:
    Make sure the script can output log.

  • Syntax

 $ErrorMessage = $_.Exception.Message
 $FailIedItem = $_.Exception.ItemName
 $StackTrace = $_.Exception.StackTrace

 Write-Host "Error: $ErrorMessage "
  • Example[Output]
    Error Message : Cannot find path ‘C:\Program Files’ because it does not exist.
    Failed Item : C:\Program Files

More info: Microsoft-about_Try_Catch_Finally

Split-Path

  • Description:
    To get the file name in the file’s path.

  • Syntax

Split-Path -Path <Path> -Leaf
  • Example[Output]
    Pass1.log
    Pass2.log

More info: Microsoft-Split-Path

Start-process(Msiexec.exe)

  • Description:
    To start one or more processes on the local computer.

  • Example[Command]

Start-Process -PassThru -Wait MsiExec.exe  -ArgumentList "/i $mPar /qn REBOOT=Suppress"
  • Example[Output]
Handles  NPM(K)    PM(K)      WS(K)     CPU(s)     Id  SI ProcessName
-------  ------    -----      -----     ------     --  -- -----------
      0       2      432       1852       0.00  45952   1 msiexec
  • Syntax
Start-Process MsiExec.exe -ArgumentList <Arg> -Wait -PassThru

-PassThru is a parameter that returns an object that contains information about the new process
-Wait is a parameter that waits for the new process to finish before continuing execution.

  • <arg>Normal Parameters
  • /i is an option that installs a Windows Installer package.
  • /X is an option that unintalls a Windows Installer package.
  • /qn is an option that display no user interface during the installation process.
  • REBOOT=Suppress is a property that prevents the computer from restarting after the installation completes.

More info: Microsoft-MsiExec
More info: Microsoft-Start-Process