2020-09-21
|~1 min read
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We’re predominately a Windows shop at Olo, which means that we have a number of Powershell scripts that are quite useful and robust. I use them with glee when I’m in my virtualized Windows environment to speed up my workflows. Today, however, I learned that it’s not only possible, but fully supported, to run powershell scripts on MacOS (10.12+).
Install Powershell The simplest way to install is with Homebrew
brew install powershell
When I did this, I did need administrative privileges to complete the installation.
Confirm it functions
pwsh
If successfully installed, this command will enter you into a new powershell session
PowerShell 7.0.3
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
https://aka.ms/powershell
Type 'help' to get help.
PS ~/working/directory> $
To quit, use Ctrl+C
twice or Ctrl+D
Run your powershell scripts
pwsh path/to/my/script/myPowershellScript.ps1
Suddenly, I have access to all of the scripts that my team’s written on Mac… as long as they’re platform agnostic (referencing the C:/ drive is still going to be problematic).
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