Problems with basic for loop in Powershell

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I'm not sure what the issue is, but I'm trying out a super basic for loop in PowerShell and I keep getting errors. Here is my loop:

for ($x = 1: $x -le 5: $x++) {

Write-Host $x

}

I get the error message: 1: : The term '1:' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Can I not use 1? Whats the issue?

: -> ; or function 1: {"1`n2`n3`n4`n5"}

user4003407
– user4003407

2016-11-13 17:10:46 +00:00
Commented Nov 13, 2016 at 17:10 — user4003407
– user4003407, Commented Nov 13, 2016 at 17:10

4c74356b41 · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-13 17:23:38Z

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What he is trying to say, you have a typo, it should be:

for ($x = 1; $x -le 5; $x++) {

Write-Host $x

}

answered Nov 13, 2016 at 17:23

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user2120893 Over a year ago

Yep, this was the issue. The online book I'm using doesn't have great resolution, so I saw : instead of ;

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