Add-2SystemPath.ps1
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<#PSScriptInfo .VERSION 1.1 .GUID ba8a6268-80fe-479e-828b-be055f1636b1 .AUTHOR Kalichuza .COMPANYNAME Kalichuza .COPYRIGHT .TAGS .LICENSEURI .PROJECTURI .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES .PRIVATEDATA #> <# .DESCRIPTION Takes a file path argument to add a file to the system path. Thus, allowing it the be run from any Dir in the terminal. #> Param() <#PSScriptInfo .VERSION 1.1 .GUID 1faf3ff1-1702-45f3-8afe-af54f4df4497 .AUTHOR Kalichuza .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES #> <# .DESCRIPTION Takes a file path argument to add a file to the system path. Thus, allowing it the be run from any Dir in the terminal. #> param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [string]$Path2Folder ) function Add-2SystemPath { # Get the current system PATH variable $currentPath = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine) # Check if the path is already present if ($currentPath -split ';' -contains $Path2Folder) { Write-Host "Path already exists in the system PATH." -ForegroundColor Yellow return } # Append the new path $newPath = "$currentPath;$Path2Folder" try { # Set the updated PATH variable in the machine environment [System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $newPath, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine) # Refresh the current session's PATH variable $env:Path = $newPath Write-Host "Successfully added '$Path2Folder' to the system PATH." -ForegroundColor Green } catch { Write-Host "Failed to update system PATH. Error: $($_.Exception.Message)" -ForegroundColor Red } } # Call the function with the provided parameter Add-2SystemPath -Path2Folder $Path2Folder |