# PowerShell Scripting Crash Course

There are a few different ways to get started.

```powershell
# Open the $PROFILE folder
explorer (Split-Path -Parent $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts)
codium (Split-Path -Parent $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts)
# Or start directly editing a script
notepad "$(Split-Path -Parent $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts)\my-script.ps1"
codium "$(Split-Path -Parent $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts)\my-script.ps1"
```

# param

# Read-Host

# Paths and Items

# If, For and While

# See Also

- [About scripts (learn.microsoft.com)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_scripts?view=powershell-7.3)