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/ Show-Help.ps1
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May 8, 2024 01:02
Wrapper PowerShell function for Get-Help that shows help topics online by default and supports copying URLs of / Markdown links to the online help topics to the clipboard
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| Prerequisites: PowerShell v5.1 and above (verified; may also work in earlier versions) | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/880624fd665073bb439dfff5d71da886/raw/Show-Help.ps1 | iex |
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/ Test-WinCredential.ps1
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April 18, 2024 01:33
Test-WinCredential: PowerShell function for validating Windows domain / local user credentials.
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| Prerequisites: Windows PowerShell 5.1, PowerShell (Core) (v6+) - MAY work in earlier versions | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and INSTANT DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/83e8e6a2b39ecec7b0a14a8e631769ce/raw/Test-WinCredential.ps1 | iex |
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/ IniFileHelper.psm1
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March 30, 2024 12:03
PowerShell module for reading and writing INI files on Windows, via the Windows API
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| Windows-only module for reading from / updating INI files, via the Windows API. | |
| You can either: | |
| * download this script module (IniFileHelper.psm1) and use Import-Module to import it into a session; | |
| If you place it in a subdirectory named IniFileHelper in in one of the directories listed in $env:PSModulePath, | |
| it will automatically be available in future sessions. | |
| * for ad-hoc use, download the code and create a dynamic, transient module for the |
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/ Out-HostColored.ps1
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March 9, 2024 20:55
PowerShell function that colors portions of the default host output that match given patterns.
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| Prerequisites: PowerShell version 2 or above. | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD, from PowerShell version 3 or above: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/243ea8297e7db0e1c03a67ce4b1e765d/raw/Out-HostColored.ps1 | iex |
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/ Enter-AdminPSSession.ps1
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January 29, 2024 11:52
Universal PowerShell script (PSv3+) that enters an admin (elevated) session on the local computer and optionally executes commands unattended
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| Prerequisites: PowerShell v3+ | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/f726dee9f0d3d444bf58cb81fda57884/raw/Enter-AdminPSSession.ps1 | iex |
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/ Add-NuGetType.ps1
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January 10, 2024 18:59
PowerShell function for experimenting with loading .NET assemblies from NuGet packages that are downloaded and cached on demand
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| Prerequisites: PowerShell v5.1 and above (verified; may also work in earlier versions) | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/7436c9e4b2f73d7256498f959f0d5a7c/raw/Add-NuGetType.ps1 | iex |
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/ Get-CharInfo.ps1
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December 9, 2023 23:02
PowerShell function that retrieves information about Unicode characters and categories.
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| Prerequisites: PowerShell v3+ | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/25694cbb8e10a7044b36a310e1243959/raw/Get-CharInfo.ps1 | iex |
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/ Get-WinError.ps1
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December 9, 2023 22:32
PowerShell function that looks up information about Windows errors, including HRESULT values, by number or name.
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| Prerequisites: Windows PowerShell v5.1 or PowerShell Core (v6+) | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and INSTANT DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/0fc086da1af9a72a94cbdb4a59d55230/raw/Get-WinError.ps1 | iex |
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/ Time-Command.ps1
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November 19, 2023 17:08
PowerShell function that times the execution of one or more commands, averaged over a specifiable number of runs.
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| Prerequisites: PowerShell v5.1 and above (verified; may also work in earlier versions) | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/9e1f13978620b09ab2d15da5535d1b27/raw/Time-Command.ps1 | iex |
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/ Touch-File.ps1
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October 4, 2023 19:25
PowerShell function that provides functionality similar to the Unix touch utility for updating last-modified file timestamps and creating files on demand.
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| Prerequisites: PowerShell v5.1 and above (verified; may also work in earlier versions) | |
| License: MIT | |
| Author: Michael Klement <mklement0@gmail.com> | |
| DOWNLOAD and INSTANT DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTION: | |
| irm https://gist.github.com/mklement0/82ed8e73bb1d17c5ff7b57d958db2872/raw/Touch-File.ps1 | iex |
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