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PowerTip: Capture the output of a Linux application in PowerShell

November 25, 2016 Nov 25, 2016 11/25/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Use the built-in features of PowerShell to obtain data produced by a Linux application. (image) Can I run a Linux application like ls and capture its output in PowerShell? (image) You certainly can!  It’s no different from when you normally grab output from any other command in Windows.   To grab the output of the ls command, ...

PowerTip: Return a status code to Linux from PowerShell

November 18, 2016 Nov 18, 2016 11/18/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Pass a result code back to a calling Linux environment from Open Source PowerShell. (image) How can I pass a numeric value back to a calling Bash Shell to indicate an error? (image) Just simply supply the EXIT command and a numeric value at the point where the error is flagged. For example, the following code is a PowerShell script...

PowerTip: Get the status code of a PowerShell script in Bash

November 11, 2016 Nov 11, 2016 11/11/16

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Identify the results of a script running in Open Source PowerShell in a Bash environment. (image) Is there any way to see the results of a PowerShell script? For example, if somebody sent an “Exit 42”, could I see it in Linux? (image) All you need to do is examine the $? variable in Linux, just like any other Linux application...