PowerShell/tools/install-powershell-readme.md
Darwin 53e6ec6ead install-powershell.sh filter prereleases (when available), params documentation (#6849)
Fixed #6815 by adding -allowprereleases parameter
Fixed #6405 by adding -allowprereleases parameter
Added parameters to documentation
Ready for prerelease repositories if Microsoft starts providing them
Added -skip-sudo-check for all distros
Fixed -interactivetesting should do nothing if -includeide was not used
2018-06-25 11:44:42 -07:00

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# install-powershell.sh
## 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)
## Parameters
* -includeide - installs vscode and vscode powershell extension (only relevant to machines with desktop environment)
* -interactivetesting - do a quick launch test of vscode - only relevant when used with -includeide
* -skip-sudo-check - use sudo without verifying it's availability (hard to accurately do on some distros)
* -allowprerelease - includes prereleases of powershell core when selection allows this. Repository based installs take the latest on the repo url regardless of this switch.
## 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)