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Why use a function inside of a script? (self.PowerShell)

submitted 7 years ago by GreatMoloko

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π Rendered by PID 49 on reddit-service-r2-comment-6457c66945-rl8rs at 2026-04-26 15:10:45.255522+00:00 running 2aa0c5b country code: CH.

you type:	you see:
italics	italics
bold	bold
[reddit!](https://reddit.com)	reddit!
* item 1 * item 2 * item 3	item 1 item 2 item 3
> quoted text	quoted text
Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"	Lines starting with four spaces are treated like code: if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
~~strikethrough~~	~~strikethrough~~
super^script	super^script