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78 lines
1.9 KiB
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## The *what-is.ps1* Script
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This PowerShell script queries the description of the given abbreviation and prints it.
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## Parameters
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```powershell
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/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/what-is.ps1 [[-abbr] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-abbr <String>
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Specifies the abbreviation to look for
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Required? false
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Position? 1
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Default value
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Accept pipeline input? false
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Accept wildcard characters? false
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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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## Example
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```powershell
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PS> ./what-is IAS
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```
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## Notes
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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## Related Links
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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## Source Code
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```powershell
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Explains an abbreviation
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.DESCRIPTION
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This PowerShell script queries the description of the given abbreviation and prints it.
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.PARAMETER abbr
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Specifies the abbreviation to look for
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.EXAMPLE
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PS> ./what-is IAS
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.LINK
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https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
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.NOTES
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Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
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#>
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param([string]$abbr = "")
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try {
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if ($abbr -eq "" ) { $abbr = Read-Host "Enter the abbreviation" }
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$Files = (Get-ChildItem "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/Abbr/*.csv")
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[int]$Matches = 0
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foreach($File in $Files) {
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$Table = Import-CSV "$File"
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foreach($Row in $Table) {
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if ($Row.ABBR -eq $abbr) {
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$Basename = (Get-Item "$File").Basename -Replace "_"," "
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"💡 $($Row.ABBR) in $Basename refers to: $($Row.TERM)"
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$Matches++
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}
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}
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}
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if ($Matches -eq 0) { "Sorry, '$abbr' is missing in the database." }
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exit 0 # success
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} catch {
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"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
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exit 1
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}
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```
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*Generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 using the comment-based help of what-is.ps1*
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