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PowerShell/scripts/new-text-file.ps1
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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Creates a text file
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script creates a new .txt file from: ../data/templates/New.txt.
.PARAMETER path
Specifies the path and new filename (README.txt by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./new-text-file.ps1
✅ New 'README.txt' created (from data/templates/New.txt).
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$path = "README.txt")
try {
if (Test-Path "$path" -pathType leaf)) { throw "File '$path' is already existing" }
$pathToTemplate = Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot/../data/templates/New.txt"
Copy-Item $pathToTemplate "$path"
if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't copy template to: $path" }
"✅ New '$path' created (from data/templates/New.txt)."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}