PowerShell Core for Linux Administrators Cookbook

How to do it...

The first step for creating actions depending on the situation is identifying the situation itself. In this case, it is specifically identifying the exception. Follow these steps to get started:

1. Run the following command to find the name of the exception:

PS> New-Item random/log.logPS> $Error | select *

2. Look for the following line: Exception : System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path. The exception that occurred here is System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException.
3. Now, create a new script file and add the following content to it:

function New-LogFile { param ( # The path to the log file [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string] $Path = "$HOME/random/LogDir", # The name of the log file [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] ...