How to wait in PowerShell

How to wait in PowerShell

The Wait-Process command in PowerShell allows you to pause the execution of a script until a specific process is complete.

This can be useful if you need to wait for a process to finish before continuing with the rest of your script.

Here is an example of how you can use the Wait-Process command:

# Start a process
$process = Start-Process <process_name> -PassThru

# Wait for the process to complete
Wait-Process -Id $process.Id

# Continue with the rest of the script

You can also specify a timeout for the Wait-Process command, which will cause the command to exit if the process does not complete within the specified time period.

For example:

# Wait for the process to complete, but only for 10 seconds
Wait-Process -Id $process.Id -Timeout 10

If the process does not complete within 10 seconds, the Wait-Process command will exit and the rest of the script will continue.

Conclusion

The Wait-Process command in PowerShell allows you to pause the execution of a script until a specific process is complete.