## The *what-is.ps1* Script This PowerShell script prints a description of the given abbreviation. ## Parameters ```powershell what-is.ps1 [[-abbreviation] ] [] -abbreviation Specifies the appreviation to look for 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 IAS ``` ## Notes Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 ## Related Links https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell ## Source Code ```powershell <# .SYNOPSIS Prints a description of an abbreviation .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script prints a description of the given abbreviation. .PARAMETER abbreviation Specifies the appreviation to look for .EXAMPLE PS> ./what-is IAS .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$abbreviation = "") function Reply { param([string]$Text) & "$PSScriptRoot/speak-english.ps1" "$Text" } try { if ($abbreviation -eq "" ) { $abbreviation = read-host "Enter the abbreviation" } $FoundOne = $false $Files = (get-childItem "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/Abbr/*.csv") foreach ($File in $Files) { $Table = import-csv "$File" foreach($Row in $Table) { if ($Row.Abbr -eq $abbreviation) { $Basename = (get-item "$File").Basename Reply "In $Basename $($Row.Abbr) may refer to $($Row.Term)" $FoundOne = $true } } } if ($FoundOne -eq $false) { Reply "Sorry, no database entry found." } 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*