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====== Powershell Examples ======
  * code snippets


  * [[https://gist.github.com/9to5IT/dbc91fea726c113fad6c|Basic Template (w/ logging)]]
  * [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/developer/help/examples-of-comment-based-help?view=powershell-7.2|Comment-based Help]]


====== Common Script Structure ======
==== Basic script with parameters ====

<code powershell>
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [String]$src = "alpha",
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [String]$dest = "beta",
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [switch]$recurse
)

function main {
    Write-Host $recurse
    Write-Host $src
    Write-Host $dest
}

main
</code>

=== Alt Format ===

<code powershell>
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]
    $src = "alpha",
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]
    $dest = "beta",
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
    [switch]
    $recurse
)

function main {
    Write-Host $recurse
    Write-Host $src
    Write-Host $dest
}

main
</code>

====== Loop Over Files ======
=== Example of looping over files and doing something with them ===
<code powershell>
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [String]$dir
)

foreach ($file in Get-ChildItem -File $dir) {
    jq -s -f .\filter.jq $dir\$file
}
</code>