How to optimize SVG files with Powershell and scour

HowToOptimizeSVGWithPowershell.md

How to optimize SVG files with Powershell and scour

1. Install Python and pip
2. Install the Python program named scour

   pip install scour

3. Run this program on files with the example script below.

OptimizeSVGFiles.ps1

$files = Get-ChildItem $args[0] -Filter "*.svg"
foreach ($file in $files) {
  $fileName = $file.Name
  $filePath = $file.FullName
  $fileDir = $file.DirectoryName
  $outputFilePath = "$fileDir\build\$fileName"

  scour -i "$filePath" `
    -o "$outputFilePath" `
   --enable-viewboxing `
   --enable-id-stripping `
   --enable-comment-stripping `
   --shorten-ids `
   --no-line-breaks `
   --remove-descriptive-elements `
   --strip-xml-prolog `
}