scripts

Measure-TextFile.ps1

SYNOPSIS

Counts each type of indent and line ending.

SYNTAX

Measure-TextFile.ps1 [-Path] <String> [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Measure-TextFile.ps1 .\Measure-TextFile.ps1

Path : A:\scripts\Measure-TextFile.ps1 Encoding : Unicode (UTF-8) Lines : 88 LineEndings : CRLF Indentation : Tabs IndentSize : 1 FinalNewline : True

PARAMETERS

-Path

A file to examine.

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

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
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 containing a filename to examine.

OUTPUTS

System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject containing these properties:

* Path: The original file path.

* Encoding: The name of the file encoding.

* Lines: The number of lines in the text file.

* LineEndings: CRLF, CR, and/or LF

* Indentation: Tabs, Spaces, or Mixed (with proportions).

* IndentSize: Number of spaces per indent (or 1 for Tabs).

* FinalNewline: A boolean indicating whether the file properly ends with an end-of-line.

NOTES

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