Get-FileContentsInfo.md

external help file	Detextive.dll-Help.xml
Module Name	Detextive
online version
schema	2.0.0

Get-FileContentsInfo

SYNOPSIS

Returns whether the file is binary or text, and what encoding, line endings, and indents text files contain.

SYNTAX

Get-FileContentsInfo [-Path] <String> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

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EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-FileContentsInfo README.md

Path          : A:\Detextive\README.md
IsBinary      : False
Encoding      : System.Text.UTF8Encoding+UTF8EncodingSealed
Utf8Signature : False
Indents       : None
LineEndings   : CRLF
FinalNewline  : True
StringValue   : A:\Detextive\README.md: utf-8, None indents, CRLF line endings

PARAMETERS

-Path

The location of a file.

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

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
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

Any object with a Path or FullName property to use for a file location.

OUTPUTS

Detextive.TextContentsResult

• Path string: The full path of the file.
• IsBinary bool: Indicates a binary (vs text) file.
• Encoding Encoding: Contains the encoding of the text file.
• Utf8Signature bool: Indicates the file begins with a UTF-8 signature.
• Indents IndentsResult: Details about the type of indent characters used in the text file.
• LineEndings LineEndingsResult: Details about the type of line endings used in the text file.
• FinalNewline bool: Indicate the file ends with a newline as required by the POSIX standard.
• StringValue string: A summary of the file contents.

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