PowerShell script add a commit to the current repo for use inside a VSTS CI/CD process

CommitToThisRepo.ps1

(
    $file = "readme.md",
    $text = "Automated edit", 
    $wi = "#13 #14"
)

"Set config"
git config --global user.email "builduser@dummy.local" # any values will do, if missing commit will fail
git config --global user.name "Build user"

"Select a branch"
git checkout master 2>&1 | write-host # need the stderr redirect as some git command line send none error output here

"Update the local repo"
git pull  2>&1 | write-host

"Status at start"
git status 2>&1 | write-host

"Update the file $file"
Add-Content -Path $file -Value "$text - $(Get-Date)"

"Status prior to stage"
git status 2>&1 | write-host

"Stage the file"
git add $file  2>&1 | write-host

"Status prior to commit"
git status 2>&1 | write-host

"Commit the file"
git commit -m "Automated Repo Update $wi"  2>&1 | write-host

"Status prior to push"
git status 2>&1 | write-host

"Push the change"
git push  2>&1 | write-host