PSScriptAnalyzer to Analyze your Scripts

When you write a PowerShell script, you might constantly think about whether you are following best practices or no. Do you know you have a tool that is very handy to use and can you in analyzing your PowerShell scripts? It is PSScriptAnalyze

First of all you need to install the module.

Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer

If your Powershell version is less than 5.1( First run below command);

Install-PackageProvider Nuget -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 –Force

And make sure you are running PowerShell in admin mode and you are running PowerShell in admin mode.

& That’s it.

Now your good friend PSScriptAnalyzer will help you in analyzing your scripts.

Import-Module PSScriptAnalyzer

Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -Path .\test.ps1

How cool is that :)

Go ahead and analyze your script and let e know how many p

For more information

https://github.com/PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer

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