running powershell on macos

We’re predominately a Windows shop at Olo, which means that we have a number of Powershell scripts that are quite useful and robust. I use them with glee when I’m in my virtualized Windows environment to speed up my workflows. Today, however, I learned that it’s not only possible, but fully supported, to run powershell scripts on MacOS (10.12+).

1. Install Powershell The simplest way to install is with Homebrew

   brew install powershell

   When I did this, I did need administrative privileges to complete the installation.

2. Confirm it functions

   pwsh

   If successfully installed, this command will enter you into a new powershell session

   PowerShell 7.0.3
   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
   
   https://aka.ms/powershell
   Type 'help' to get help.
   PS ~/working/directory> $

   To quit, use Ctrl+C twice or Ctrl+D

3. Run your powershell scripts

   pwsh path/to/my/script/myPowershellScript.ps1

Suddenly, I have access to all of the scripts that my team’s written on Mac… as long as they’re platform agnostic (referencing the C:/ drive is still going to be problematic).