Script: *what-is.ps1* ======================== This PowerShell script queries the meaning of the given term/abbreviation/etc. and prints it. Parameters ---------- ```powershell PS> ./what-is.ps1 [[-term] ] [] -term Specifies the term to query Required? false Position? 1 Default value Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false [] This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. ``` Example ------- ```powershell PS> ./what-is VTOL 💡 VTOL in aviation refers to Vertical Take-Off and Landing ``` Notes ----- Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 Related Links ------------- https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell Script Content -------------- ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Explains a term/abbreviation/etc. .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script queries the meaning of the given term/abbreviation/etc. and prints it. .PARAMETER term Specifies the term 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]$term = "") try { if ($term -eq "" ) { $term = Read-Host "Enter the term/abbreviation/etc. to query" } $files = (Get-ChildItem "$PSScriptRoot/../data/dicts/*.csv") $basename = "" foreach($file in $files) { $table = Import-CSV "$file" foreach($row in $table) { if ($row.TERM -ne $term) { continue } $basename = (Get-Item "$file").Basename -Replace "_"," " "💡 $($row.TERM) in $basename refers to: $($row.MEANING)" } } if ($basename -eq "") { "🤷‍ Sorry, no '$term' entry found. Use to google it: https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+$term" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 } ``` *(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of what-is.ps1 as of 03/27/2024 17:36:32)*