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.SYNOPSIS

write-typewriter.ps1 [<text>] [<speed>]

.DESCRIPTION

Writes the given text with the typewriter effect.

.EXAMPLE

PS> .\write-typewriter.ps1 "Hello World"

.NOTES

Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0

.LINK

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

#>

param([string]$Text = "`nHello World`n-----------`nPowerShell is cross-platform`nPowerShell is open-source`nPowerShell is easy to learn`nPowerShell is fully documented`n`nThanks for watching`n`n:-)`n`n", [int]$Speed = 250) # in milliseconds

try {

$Random = New-Object System.Random

$Text -split '' | ForEach-Object {

write-host -nonewline $_

start-sleep -milliseconds $(1 + $Random.Next($Speed))

}

exit 0

} catch {

write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"

exit 1

}