PowerShell/Docs/inspect-exe.md

inspect-exe.ps1

This PowerShell script prints basic information of an executable file.

Parameters

PS> ./inspect-exe.ps1 [[-PathToExe] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-PathToExe <String>
    Specifies the path to the executable file
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./inspect-exe C:\MyApp.exe

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Prints basic information of an executable file
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script prints basic information of an executable file.
.PARAMETER PathToExe
	Specifies the path to the executable file
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./inspect-exe C:\MyApp.exe
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$PathToExe = "")

try {
	if ($PathToExe -eq "" ) { $PathToExe = read-host "Enter path to executable file" }

	Get-ChildItem $PathToExe | % {$_.VersionInfo} | Select *
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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