Quick Monad Scripts

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Determine if a command exists in your path.  Very helpful when you are writing scripts for mulptiple machines.

 

$local:cmd = get-command doesnotexist -ea SilentlyContinue

if ( $null -eq $cmd )

{

  # Action if command does not exist

}

else

{

  # Action if command exists

}

 

This will get the directory holding the currently executing script

 

$local:scriptPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)