PowerShell/Docs/what-is.md
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## The *what-is.ps1* Script
This PowerShell script queries the description of the given abbreviation and prints it.
## Parameters
```powershell
/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/what-is.ps1 [[-abbr] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-abbr <String>
Specifies the abbreviation to look for
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
```powershell
PS> ./what-is IAS
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Explains an abbreviation
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script queries the description of the given abbreviation and prints it.
.PARAMETER abbr
Specifies the abbreviation to look for
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./what-is IAS
.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" }
$Files = (Get-ChildItem "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/Abbr/*.csv")
[int]$Matches = 0
foreach($File in $Files) {
$Table = Import-CSV "$File"
foreach($Row in $Table) {
if ($Row.ABBR -eq $abbr) {
$Basename = (Get-Item "$File").Basename -Replace "_"," "
"💡 $($Row.ABBR) in $Basename refers to: $($Row.TERM)"
$Matches++
}
}
}
if ($Matches -eq 0) { "Sorry, '$abbr' is missing in the database." }
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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