Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

Comments

It is very important to include meaningful comments in your script. There are generally two types of comment: single line and block comments.

When commenting your code, you should always try to be concise and describe parts of your code that are not self-explanatory. In general, PowerShell cmdlets lend themselves to self-documenting code. To improve readability, always include a whitespace after a hashtag. Short comments can also be written inline, after your line of code:

# Bad# Sets value to 42$illegibleVariable = 42# Good# Initialize repetition interval for scheduled task$taskRepetitionMinutes = 42

Block comments are useful when a comment is longer, such as a header or disclaimer. They are usually used when writing comment-based ...