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File exists check

if (Test-Path $path) {
    Write-Host "File exists."
}
if (!(Test-Path $path)) {
    Write-Host "File does not exist."
}

Check previous command was successful

if ($?) {
	Write-Host 'Success' -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
	Write-Host 'FAILED' -ForegroundColor Red
	throw 'Failed.'
}

Searching in files

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path C:\Temp -Include *.txt | Select-String 'This', 'OR that' | Select-String 'AND this' | Format-Table -property path, line -autosize | Out-String -Width 4096

Search and replace in a file

(Get-Content $filename) -replace 'heise', 'Heise' | Set-Content $filename

Create a timestamp

$timestamp = (Get-Date).ToString("yyyyMMdd HHmmssff")

Parameters

param (
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true,HelpMessage='The target server')] [string]$targetServer,
    [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$targetWebConfig,
    [parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string]$build = 'debug'
)

Set current directory to script location

Push-Location "$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)\..\"
#...
Pop-Location

Certificates

Search by thumbprint:

Get-ChildItem -Path Cert: -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Thumbprint -and $_.Thumbprint.ToLower().StartsWith('c4') }

To check if the cert is valid, pipe it the Test-Certificate command:

Get-ChildItem -Path Cert: -Recurse | Where-Object { $_.Thumbprint -and $_.Thumbprint.ToLower().StartsWith('c4') } | Test-Certificate

To check for expired / revoked certs:

$certs = Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:\LocalMachine\My -Recurse
foreach ($cert in $certs) {
    Write-Host "$($cert.Thumbprint) $($cert.Subject)"
 
    if ($certs.NotAfter -lt (Get-Date)) {
        Write-Host "    Expired on $($certs.NotAfter)" -ForegroundColor Red
    }
    elseif ($cert | Test-Certificate) {
        Write-Host "    Tested ok." -ForegroundColor Green
    }
}

Get Install-Module working behind a webproxy

  1. Run notepad $PROFILE.
  2. Add this to the top:
    # Uncomment this to use PowerShellGet
    #$Username="global\heises"
    #$Password="password"
    #[system.net.webrequest]::defaultwebproxy = new-object system.net.webproxy('http://10.104.66.70:80')
    #[system.net.webrequest]::defaultwebproxy.credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential($Username, $Password)
    #[system.net.webrequest]::defaultwebproxy.BypassProxyOnLocal = $true
  3. Uncomment, fill out the details, and save.
  4. Start a new Powershell session.
  5. Run Register-PSRepository -Default
  6. Run Get-PSRepository again to verify.
  7. Once installation is complete, comment out commands and change password.

If this doesn't work, and it won't for an ANZ Dev VM, try the PowerShell Manual Module Installation.

No Sleep

May only work inside Windows Powershell ISE.

$intervalSeconds = 60
$mouseDistance = 1
 
$myshell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell"
while ($true) {
    Start-Sleep -Seconds $intervalSeconds
    $Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
    [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) + $mouseDistance) , $Pos.Y)
    [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait("{f15}")
    Write-Host 'A shuffle to the right.'
    Start-Sleep -Seconds $intervalSeconds
    $Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
    [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point((($Pos.X) - $mouseDistance) , $Pos.Y)
    [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait("{f15}")
    Write-Host 'A shuffle to the left.'
}

Text Processing

Simple replace (supports regexs)

'1234abcd' -replace '\d', '*' # ****abcd

Simple match (supports regexs)

'123.456.789.123' -match '\d+(?:\.\d+){2}' # returns true if there is a match.
$Matches.Values                            # = '123.456.789'

Filter lines by regex

$inputText = '!! Match me
Not me
!! Match me too
Not me tho'
$regex=[regex] '(?m)^!!.+?$'
$regex.matches($inputText) | Foreach-Object { $_.Value } # Returns a string, one match per line.

Reformatting by using regex groups

# Filter lines by regex.
$inputText = ' .. . . left:10 .  .. right:10 ... 
 .. . . left:20 .  .. right:20 ... 
 .. . left:30 . . ...  .. right:30 ... 
 left:40right:40' -replace "`r`n", "`n"
 
$regex=[regex] '(?m)^[ \.]*(?<left>left:\d+)[ \.]*(?<right>right:\d+)[ \.]*$'
$regex.matches($inputText) | Foreach-Object { $_.Groups["left"].value + ' - ' + $_.Groups["right"].value}
# Returns a string:
#left:10 - right:10
#left:20 - right:20
#left:30 - right:30
#left:40 - right:40

Regex groups

$regex=[regex] ('-rw-rw---- 1 root sdcard_rw (?<length>\d+) (?<date>\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d \d\d:\d\d) (?<filename>.*)$')
$input='-rw-rw---- 1 root sdcard_rw 358 2019-09-01 19:50 /storage/emulated/0/Podcasts/Sync Test/New folder/rua.txt'
$matches = $regex.matches($input)
if (!($matches.Success)) {
	Write-Host "Regex failed to match: $input" -ForegroundColor Red
	Exit(-1)
}
Write-Host "length   = $($matches.Captures.Groups["length"].value)"
Write-Host "date     = $($matches.Captures.Groups["date"].value)"
Write-Host "filename = $($matches.Captures.Groups["filename"].value)"

Regex replace with groups

# $1 = group 1, $2 = group 2, etc.
'123 456 789' -replace '(\d+ )(\d+)( \d+)', '$1!$2!$3'  # = '123 !456! 789'

Pipeline function

function Replace-String {
    [cmdletbinding()]
    Param (
        [parameter(ValueFromPipeline)]
        [string]$Input,
        [string]$OldValue,
        [string]$NewValue
    )
 
    Process {
        $Input -replace $OldValue, $NewValue
    }
}
 
'djkslajklfdsjkl' | Replace-String -OldValue 'd' -NewValue 'x'
powershell_cheat_sheet.txt · Last modified: 2021/04/13 21:53 by 127.0.0.1

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