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68 lines
1.7 KiB
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*watch-file.ps1*
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watch-file.ps1
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Parameters
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----------
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```powershell
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[<CommonParameters>]
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This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
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WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
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```
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Script Content
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--------------
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```powershell
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function Watch-File {
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Param(
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[Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
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[ValidateSet('Created', 'Changed', 'Deleted', 'Renamed', 'Error')]
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[string]$event
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)
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# Define the path to the file you want to monitor
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$file = "C:\temp\file.txt"
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# Define the action that should be taken when the file changes
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$action = {
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switch ($event) {
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"Created" { Write-Host "File created" }
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"Changed" { Write-Host "File changed" }
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"Deleted" { Write-Host "File deleted" }
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"Renamed" { Write-Host "File renamed" }
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"Error" { Write-Host "Error" }
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default { Write-Host "Sorry" }
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}
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}
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# Create a new FileSystemWatcher object
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$watcher = New-Object System.IO.FileSystemWatcher
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$watcher.Path = Split-Path -Path $file -Parent
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$watcher.Filter = Split-Path -Path $file -Leaf
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$watcher.IncludeSubdirectories = $false
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$watcher.NotifyFilter = [System.IO.NotifyFilters]::LastWrite -bor [System.IO.NotifyFilters]::FileName
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# Register the event watcher
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$watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = $true
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Register-ObjectEvent -InputObject $watcher -EventName $event -Action $action -SourceIdentifier FileChangedEvent
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# Keep the script running until the user stops it manually
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while ($true) {
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Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
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}
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# Unregister the event watcher
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Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier FileChangedEvent
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}
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```
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*(generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of watch-file.ps1 as of 10/19/2023 08:11:43)*
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