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Markus Fleschutz d8690419ea Updated the manuals
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The *check-xml-files.ps1* Script
===========================
This PowerShell script verifies any XML file (with suffix .xml) in the given directory tree for validity.
Parameters
----------
```powershell
/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/check-xml-files.ps1 [[-path] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-path <String>
Specifies the file path to the directory tree (current working dir by default)
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value "$PWD"
Accept pipeline input? false
Aliases
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./check-xml-files.ps1 C:\Windows
...
Checked 3387 XML files (2462 invalid, 925 valid) within 📂C:\Windows in 116 sec
```
Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
Script Content
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```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Checks all XML files in a directory tree
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script verifies any XML file (with suffix .xml) in the given directory tree for validity.
.PARAMETER path
Specifies the file path to the directory tree (current working dir by default)
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./check-xml-files.ps1 C:\Windows
...
✅ Checked 3387 XML files (2462 invalid, 925 valid) within 📂C:\Windows in 116 sec
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$path = "$PWD")
try {
$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
$path = Resolve-Path "$path"
[int]$valid = [int]$invalid = 0
Get-ChildItem -path "$path" -attributes !Directory -recurse -force | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*.xml" } | Foreach-Object {
& $PSScriptRoot/check-xml-file.ps1 "$($_.FullName)"
if ($lastExitCode -eq 0) { $valid++ } else { $invalid++ }
}
[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
if ($invalid -ne 0) {
"⚠️ $invalid XML files are INVALID, $valid are valid (took $($elapsed)s)."
} else {
"✅ All $valid XML files are valid (took $($elapsed)s)."
}
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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