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## Features of install-powershell.sh
* Can be called directly from git
* Optionally installs vs code and vs powershell extension (aka PowerShell IDE) using optional `-includeide` switch
* Defaults to completely automated operation (if appropriate permissions are available)
* Automatically looks up latest version via git tags
* Automatic selection of appropriate install sub-script
* Configures software installs for repositories when repositories are in place, otherwise pulls files from git releases. As repository versions are made available, script will be updated to take advantage.
* User permission checking
* Sub-installers called from local file system if they exist, otherwise pulled from git
* Sub-installers can be called directly if auto-selection is not needed
## Minimum Requirements for install-powershell.sh
* bash shell
* `sed`
* native package manager available
* `curl` (auto-installed if missing)
* `tr`
## Parameters
* -includeide - installs VSCode and VSCode PowerShell extension (only relevant to machines with a desktop environment)
* -interactivetesting - do a quick launch test of VSCode (only relevant when used with -includeide)
* -skip-sudo-check - use sudo without verifying its availability (hard to accurately do on some distros)
* -preview - installs the latest preview release of PowerShell core side-by-side with any existing production releases
## Usage
### Direct from Github
```bash
bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh) <ARGUMENTS>
wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh | bash -s <ARGUMENTS>
```
### Local Copy
```bash
bash install-powershell.sh <ARGUMENTS>
```
## Examples
### Only Install PowerShell Core
```bash
bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh)
```
### Install PowerShell Core with IDE
```bash
bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh) -includeide
```
### Install PowerShell Core with IDE and do tests that require a human to interact with the installation process
```bash
bash <(wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/master/tools/install-powershell.sh) -includeide -interactivetesting
```
### Installation To do list
* Detect and wait when package manager is busy/locked? - at least Ubuntu (CentOS does this internally)
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