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Script: *export-to-manuals.ps1*
========================
This PowerShell script exports the comment-based help of all PowerShell scripts as manuals.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
PS> ./export-to-manuals.ps1 [[-filePattern] <String>] [[-targetDir] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-filePattern <String>
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value "$PSScriptRoot/*.ps1"
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-targetDir <String>
Required? false
Position? 2
Default value "$PSScriptRoot/../docs"
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> ./export-to-manuals.ps1
(1/2) Reading PowerShell scripts from /home/mf/PowerShell/scripts/*.ps1 ...
(2/2) Exporting Markdown manuals to /home/mf/PowerShell/docs ...
Exported 518 Markdown manuals in 28 sec.
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Exports all scripts as manuals
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script exports the comment-based help of all PowerShell scripts as manuals.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./export-to-manuals.ps1
⏳ (1/2) Reading PowerShell scripts from /home/mf/PowerShell/scripts/*.ps1 ...
⏳ (2/2) Exporting Markdown manuals to /home/mf/PowerShell/docs ...
✔️ Exported 518 Markdown manuals in 28 sec.
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
#requires -version 2
param([string]$filePattern = "$PSScriptRoot/*.ps1", [string]$targetDir = "$PSScriptRoot/../docs")
try {
$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
"⏳ (1/2) Reading PowerShell scripts from $filePattern ..."
$scripts = Get-ChildItem "$filePattern"
"⏳ (2/2) Exporting Markdown manuals to $targetDir ..."
foreach ($script in $scripts) {
& "$PSScriptRoot/convert-ps2md.ps1" "$script" > "$targetDir/$($script.BaseName).md"
}
[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
"✔️ Exported $($scripts.Count) Markdown manuals in $elapsed sec."
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
*(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of export-to-manuals.ps1 as of 05/19/2024 10:25:20)*