scripts

Join-FileName.ps1

SYNOPSIS

Combines a filename with a string.

SYNTAX

Join-FileName.ps1 [-Path] <String> [-AppendText] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Join-FileName appends a string to a filename, including a new extension overwrites the filename’s extension.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Join-FileName.ps1 activity.log '-20161111'

activity-20161111.log

EXAMPLE 2

Join-FileName.ps1 readme.txt .bak

readme.bak

EXAMPLE 3

Join-FileName.ps1 C:\temp\activity.log .27.old

C:\temp\activity.27.old

PARAMETERS

-Path

The path to a file.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AppendText

Text to append to the filename, either before the extension or including one.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Extension

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.String file path.

OUTPUTS

System.String file path with appended text.

NOTES