PowerShell/docs/check-xml-files.md

*check-xml-files.ps1*
================

This PowerShell script verifies each XML file in the given directory tree for validity.

Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./check-xml-files.ps1 [[-path] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-path <String>
    Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working dir by default)
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                "$PWD"
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./check-xml-files.ps1 C:\Windows
...
✔️ Checked 3607 XML files within C:\Windows in 174 sec

```

Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Checks XML files in a directory tree
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script verifies each XML file in the given directory tree for validity.
.PARAMETER path
	Specifies the path to the directory tree (current working dir by default)
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./check-xml-files.ps1 C:\Windows
	...
	✔️ Checked 3607 XML files within C:\Windows in 174 sec
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$path = "$PWD")

try {
	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	$path = Resolve-Path "$path"
 	[int]$count = 0

	Write-Progress "Checking all *.xml files under $path..."
	Get-ChildItem -path "$path" -attributes !Directory -recurse -force | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*.xml*" } | Foreach-Object {
		& $PSScriptRoot/check-xml-file.ps1 "$($_.FullName)"
                $count++
        }
	Write-Progress -completed "Done."

        [int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
        "✔️ Checked $count XML files within $path in $elapsed sec"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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