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/ Invoke-WithEncoding.ps1
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September 7, 2023 18:59
PowerShell function for invoking native (external) programs with a specified character encoding
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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/ef57aea441ea8bd43387a7d7edfc6c19/raw/Invoke-WithEncoding.ps1 | iex |
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/ Debug-NativeInOutput.ps1
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September 7, 2023 18:59
PowerShell function for diagnosing character-encoding problems when communication with native (external) programs
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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/eac1f18fbe0fc2798b214229b747e5dd/raw/Debug-NativeInOutput.ps1 | iex |
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/ Debug-String.ps1
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August 24, 2023 06:40
PowerShell function to visualize control characters and Unicode characters in strings
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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/mklement0/7f2f1e13ac9c2afaf0a0906d08b392d1/raw/Debug-String.ps1 | iex |
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/ Select-StringFormatted.ps1
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April 28, 2021 23:06
PowerShell function that wraps Select-String to make it search the formatted representations of its input objects.
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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/mklement0/46fea9e6e5ef1a3ceaf681c976cb68e3/raw/Select-StringFormatted.ps1 | iex |
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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 |
mklement0
/ Use-Culture.ps1
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September 9, 2020 23:03
PowerShell script/function that executes a script block with a given culture and UI culture in effect
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| NOTE: | |
| It is BEST TO DOT-SOURCE (.) THIS SCRIPT, which defines a function of the same | |
| name for later use. | |
| While it is possible to invoke this script directly, its help can then only | |
| be invoked with the -? switch, providing only terse help, | |
| whereas dot-sourcing provides full Get-Help integration. | |
| Similarly, only with dot-sourcing do you get tab completion. | |
mklement0
/ 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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/ Show-TypeHelp.ps1
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January 29, 2023 20:30
PowerShell function for performing online documentation lookups for built-in .NET types and their members - see https://stackoverflow.com/a/59324892/45375
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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/mklement0/50a1b101cd53978cd147b4b138fe6ef4/raw/Show-TypeHelp.ps1 | iex |
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/ Show-OperatorHelp.ps1
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September 24, 2021 20:52
PowerShell function for performing online documentation lookups for PowerShell's operators and operator-like symbols - see https://stackoverflow.com/a/59324892/45375
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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/mklement0/146f3202a810a74cb54a2d353ee4003f/raw/Show-OperatorHelp.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 |