Here’s how it works. A script is a collection of instructions written to a text file (using the ".ps1" extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to run different actions.

Windows PowerShell Script Files A Windows PowerShell script file is nothing more than a plain-text file that has a .PS1 filename extension. The "1" doesn't refer to the version of Windows ...

It isn’t an uncommon scenario. The obvious answer is to create an archive — a zip or tar file, maybe — and include a shell script that you have to tell the user to run after unpacking.

It’s pretty easy to run a batch file on Windows. Just create a file, change the extension to .bat, and either call the script in PowerShell or double click to execute it. Windows users are spoiled.

A script is just a collection of commands saved into a text file (using the special .ps1 extension) that PowerShell understands and executes in sequence to perform different actions. In this post ...