<# .SYNOPSIS Checks all XML files in a directory tree .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script verifies each XML file (with suffix .xml) 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 3387 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]$numXmlFiles = 0 Write-Progress "Scanning all XML files within $path..." Get-ChildItem -path "$path" -attributes !Directory -recurse -force | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*.xml" } | Foreach-Object { & $PSScriptRoot/check-xml-file.ps1 "$($_.FullName)" $numXmlFiles++ } Write-Progress -completed "Done." [int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Checked $numXmlFiles XML files within 📂$path in $elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }