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Since people are curious Ill explain why:

I need to build our project from the remote repo using a PowerShell script (.ps1). I’m using Bash in the VSCode terminal, I have to run the .ps1 script in a new Command Prompt because the compilation takes around 5 minutes and I need my terminal for other things. To do this, the only way is to run a batch file that executes the .ps1 script.

Its an automation so I dont need to touch powershell whatsover and remain in bash terminal. Instead of opening several windows, I automated all so it only takes 1 alias to compile my shit.

The compilation also requires several inputs and "Key Presses", so I automated all of that in the Batch file.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Bash sucks. At best, only use it to pipe commands into each other in the terminal (Or change your shell to something else). For scripting, use Python or something.

Btw, Powershell runs on Linux if you want that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I did install it on one of my machines but haven't dug in yet. I'm curious to see how much of my workflow will translate to Linux, yet at the same time I want to make sure I'm actually learning Linux and not using PS as a crutch.