<# .SYNOPSIS Explains an abbreviation .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the meaning of the given abbreviation and prints it. .PARAMETER abbr Specifies the abbreviation to query .EXAMPLE PS> ./what-is VTOL 💡 VTOL in aviation refers to: Vertical Take-Off and Landing .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$abbr = "") try { if ($abbr -eq "" ) { $abbr = Read-Host "Enter the abbreviation to query" } $files = (Get-ChildItem "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/Abbr/*.csv") $basename = "" foreach($file in $files) { $table = Import-CSV "$file" foreach($row in $table) { if ($row.ABBR -ne $abbr) { continue } $basename = (Get-Item "$file").Basename -Replace "_"," " "💡 $($row.ABBR) in $basename refers to: $($row.MEANING)" } } if ($basename -eq "") { "🤷‍ Sorry, no entry '$abbr' in my database (located at .../Data/Abbr/)." } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }