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Do not use unitialized variables

Uninitialized variables will cause script errors, and should never be used before assignment.

CheckId SPC019107
TypeName DoNotUseUninitializedVariables
Severity CriticalWarning
Type PoShFile

Bad Practice

$foo
$bar = "foobar"
Do-Something $foo
Good Practice
$bar = "foobar"
Write-Output $bar

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