<# .SYNOPSIS Publishes files & folders to IPFS .DESCRIPTION This script publishes the given files and folders to IPFS. .PARAMETER FilePattern Specifies the file pattern .PARAMETER HashList Specifies the path to the resulting hash list .PARAMETER DF_Hashes Specifies the path to the resulting digital forensic hashes .EXAMPLE PS> ./publish-to-ipfs C:\MyFile.txt .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$FilePattern = "", [string]$HashList = "IPFS_hashes.txt", [string]$DF_Hashes = "file_checksums.xml") try { if ($FilePattern -eq "") { $FilePattern = read-host "Enter file(s)/directories to publish" } $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() Write-Host "⏳ (1/3) Searching for IPFS executable..." -NoNewline & ipfs --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'ipfs' - make sure IPFS is installed and available" } if (test-path "$FilePattern" -pathType container) { "⏳ (2/3) Publishing folder $FilePattern/..." & ipfs add -r "$FilePattern" > $HashList [int]$Count = 1 "" "⏳ (3/3) Calculating digital forensics hashes to $DF_HASHES ..." & nice hashdeep -c md5,sha1,sha256 -r -d -l -j 1 "$FilePattern" > $DF_Hashes } else { $FileList = (get-childItem "$FilePattern") foreach ($File in $FileList) { if (test-path "$FilePattern" -pathType container) { "⏳ (2/3) Publishing folder $File/..." & ipfs add -r "$File" >> $HashList } else { "⏳ (3/3) Publishing file $File..." & ipfs add "$File" >> $HashList } } [int]$Count = $FileList.Count } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ published $Count file(s)/folder(s) to IPFS in $Elapsed sec" " NOTE: to publish it to IPNS execute: ipfs name publish " exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }