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https://github.com/pferreirafabricio/powershell-utils
⌨️ Some utility scripts, modules, and commands for PowerShell (Windows, Linux, and MacOS) to make everyday tasks easier
https://github.com/pferreirafabricio/powershell-utils
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⌨️ Some utility scripts, modules, and commands for PowerShell (Windows, Linux, and MacOS) to make everyday tasks easier
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/pferreirafabricio/powershell-utils
- Owner: pferreirafabricio
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-10-01T13:27:40.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-03-30T15:54:52.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-09-28T04:21:09.731Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: linux, macos, powershell, powershell-core, scripts, windows, windows-powershell
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage:
- Size: 73.2 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Powershell Utilities
[](https://github.com/pferreirafabricio/powershell-utils/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
[](https://github.com/pferreirafabricio/powershell-utils/actions/workflows/linting.yml)
## Adding it to the PowerShell profile
You can add these scripts to your PowerShell profile to make them easier for use.
> [!NOTE]
> Note that for PowerShell Core and PowerShell Windows, there are different profile files
Example:
```powershell
# open the configuration file for your PowerShell
> code $profile
```
```powershell
# inside Microsoft.Powershell_profile.ps1 file
function RunWhere($command) {
(Get-Command $command).Path
}
Set-Alias -Name "whereis" -Value RunWhere
```
> [!NOTE]
> To learn more about how you can configure your powershell profiles, take a look at [about_Profiles](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_profiles?view=powershell-7.4)
## 🐍 Scripts
- [Time.ps1](./Time.ps1) - Short function that works like time on Unix
```powershell
# Example:
> ./Time.ps1 # execute the script
> time dotnet run # use the function to measure the time of a certain command
```
- [RemoveFileInFolder.ps1](./RemoveFileInFolder.ps1) - Loop through folders and remove a file
- [RenameFilesInFolder.ps1](./RenameFilesInFolder.ps1) - Loop through a folder and rename files by creation time
- [CreateTask.ps1](./CreateTask.ps1) - Create a system task on Windows
- [backup-mongo-db](https://github.com/pferreirafabricio/backup-mongo-db) - Make a backup of a MongoDB database
- [WhereIs.ps1](./WhereIs.ps1) - Find the path of the executable
```powershell
# Example:
> ./WhereIs.ps1 # Execute the script
> whereis php
C:\tools\php74\php.exe
```
- [GetStringBetweenByIndex.ps1](./GetStringBetweenByIndex.ps1) - Return a string inside a start and final index
```powershell
# Example:
> ./GetStringBetweenByIndex.ps1 -Value "Hello World" -Start "He" -End "ld"
ello Wor
```
- [ConvertGitLogToJson.ps1](./ConvertGitLogToJson.ps1) - Convert the output of git log command in JSON
```powershell
# Example:
> ./ConvertGitLogToJson.ps1 -NumberOfCommits 1
[
{
"commit": "f9f320eeea4c4329896a785f083c04279526064f",
"tree": "4841da995b423e1d748ccfd908976070e435f254",
"parent": "f78937b304446b504a0ad9ea101d995193431528",
"refs": "HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD",
"subject": "Update README.md",
"body": "",
"author": "Fabrício Pinto Ferreira",
"commiter": "GitHub"
}
]
```
- [GetIfStringIsInArray.ps1](./GetIfStringIsInArray.ps1) - Verify if the string contains any other strings present in the array
```powershell
# Example:
> ./GetIfStringIsInArray.ps1 -ArraySet @('work', 'paper') -StringToVerify "I work in a paper company"
True
```
- [RunApiAndSiteInWT.ps1](./RunApiAndSiteInWT.ps1) - Run an API and Site in a tab of Windows Terminal
- [StartDotnetApi.ps1](./StartDotnetApi.ps1) - Run a Dotnet API
- [StartWebpackSite.ps1](./StartWebpackSite.ps1) - Run a Webpack project (like Vue or React)
- [BuildDotnet.ps1](./BuildDotnet.ps1) - Build a Dotnet API
- [BuildWebpackSite.ps1](./BuildWebpackSite.ps1) - Build a Webpack project (like Vue or React)
- [RemoveMergedBranches.ps1](./RemoveMergedBranches.ps1) - Remove all merged branches in a git repository (this script only removes merged branches and does not use the -D flag)
- [PreviousCommands.ps1](./PreviousCommands.ps1) - Returns a list of the previous commands (by default it'll return the last 20 commands)
## 🎹 Commands
- [SetClipboardWithPath.ps1](./SetClipboardWithPath.ps1) - Short version to get the current path into your clipboard