Invalid characters

[bhicks-usa]

🐛 Summary

I am getting invalid character errors when trying to run the script. Windows Powershell gives me more errors than PowerShell 7 does, but both fail to successfully run the script.

To reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open Windows PowerShell or PowerShell 7
2. Execute Sparrow.ps1

Expected behavior

I would expect the script to execute as described.

Any helpful log output or screenshots

Windows PowerShell

PS C:\Users\redacted\Downloads> .\Sparrow.ps1
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:167 char:21
+                 Sign up
+                     ~
The ampersand (&) character is not allowed. The & operator is reserved for future use; wrap an ampersand in double quotation marks ("&") to pass it as part of a string.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:194 char:190
+ ... ata-ga-click="(Logged out) Header, go to Features">Features <span cla ...
+                                                                 ~
The '<' operator is reserved for future use.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:194 char:261
+ ... ="Bump-link-symbol float-right text-normal text-gray-light">&rarr;</s ...
+                                                                 ~
The ampersand (&) character is not allowed. The & operator is reserved for future use; wrap an ampersand in double quotation marks ("&") to pass it as part of a string.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:208 char:255
+ ... ogged out) Header, go to Customer stories">Customer stories <span cla ...
+                                                                 ~
The '<' operator is reserved for future use.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:208 char:326
+ ... ="Bump-link-symbol float-right text-normal text-gray-light">&rarr;</s ...
+                                                                 ~
The ampersand (&) character is not allowed. The & operator is reserved for future use; wrap an ampersand in double quotation marks ("&") to pass it as part of a string.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:209 char:231
+ ... ata-ga-click="(Logged out) Header, go to Security">Security <span cla ...
+                                                                 ~
The '<' operator is reserved for future use.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:209 char:302
+ ... ="Bump-link-symbol float-right text-normal text-gray-light">&rarr;</s ...
+                                                                 ~
The ampersand (&) character is not allowed. The & operator is reserved for future use; wrap an ampersand in double quotation marks ("&") to pass it as part of a string.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:232 char:222
+ ... a-click="(Logged out) Header, go to Explore">Explore GitHub <span cla ...
+                                                                 ~
The '<' operator is reserved for future use.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:232 char:293
+ ... ="Bump-link-symbol float-right text-normal text-gray-light">&rarr;</s ...
+                                                                 ~
The ampersand (&) character is not allowed. The & operator is reserved for future use; wrap an ampersand in double quotation marks ("&") to pass it as part of a string.
At C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:235 char:107
+ ...  text-normal text-mono f5 mb-2 border-lg-top pt-lg-3">Learn &amp; con ...
+                                                                 ~
The ampersand (&) character is not allowed. The & operator is reserved for future use; wrap an ampersand in double quotation marks ("&") to pass it as part of a string.
Not all parse errors were reported.  Correct the reported errors and try again.
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParseException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmpersandNotAllowed

PowerShell 7

ParserError: C:\Users\redacted\Downloads\Sparrow.ps1:194
Line |
 194 |  … ata-ga-click="(Logged out) Header, go to Features">Features <span cla …
     |                                                                ~
     | The '<' operator is reserved for future use.

Windows PowerShell

PowerShell 7

[genericdevname]

Same issue as #4 and #7.

Try running the following:

Invoke-WebRequest 'https://github.com/cisagov/Sparrow/raw/develop/Sparrow.ps1' -OutFile 'Sparrow.ps1' -UseBasicParsing; .\Sparrow.ps1

I don't recommend PowerShell 7.