Is it possible (if so how) to clear my screen (cls) when my command
Get-Content -Path [path location] -Tail 1 -wait
sees that the file has been modified before printing the change.
I don't think Get-Content has this functionality but it shouldn't be hard to implement manually. Example:
$old = $null
while ($true) {
$new = Get-Content -Path $path -Tail 1
if ($new -ne $old) {
Clear-Host
Write-Host $new
$old = $new
}
Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}
To output all added lines:
$old = [String]::Empty
while ($true) {
$new = Get-Content -Path $path
if ($new.Count -ne $old.Count) {
Clear-Host
Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $old -DifferenceObject $new `
| Select-Object -ExpandProperty "InputObject"
$old = $new
}
Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
}
Related
This is my code: It runs correctly but it prints my content together. I was told to use the Write-ouput command and write an empty string but its not coming out right. Does anyone have any suggestions
$file1='/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/dogs/dognames.txt'
$file2='/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/cats/catnames.txt'
$fileExist = (Test-Path -Path $file1) -AND (Test-Path -Path $file2)
if ($fileExist -eq $True) {
$file_content = Get-Content -Path $file1
Write-output -InputObject $file_content
$file_content = Get-Content -Path $file2
Write-output -InputObject $file_content
Add-Content -Path "/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/cats/catnames.txt"
-Value "Sammy"
Add-Content -Path "/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/cats/catnames.txt"
-Value "Luna"
Get-Content -Path "/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/cats/catnames.txt" } else {
Write-output -Inputobject "Unable to access one or more files" }
If you put powershell's implicit output to work for you and enclose it all in a subexpression $(...) then you can combine all the lines as you desire and output once. Add the -Passthru parameter of Set-Content and you don't need to read the file again after writing.
$file1='/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/dogs/dognames.txt'
$file2='/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/cats/catnames.txt'
$fileExist = (Test-Path -Path $file1) -AND (Test-Path -Path $file2)
if ($fileExist -eq $True){
$(Get-Content -Path $file1
""
Get-Content -Path $file2
"Sammy"
"Luna") | Set-Content -Path "/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/cats/catnames.txt" -PassThru
} else {
"Unable to access one or more files"
}
something like this?
$file1='/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/dogs/dognames.txt'
$file2='/Users/raelynsade/Documents/cpt180stuff/pets/cats/catnames.txt'
$fileExist = (Test-Path -Path $file1) -AND (Test-Path -Path $file2)
if ($fileExist)
{
#content to dog file
Get-Content -Path $file1
" "
#content to cat file with new values added
Add-Content -Path $file2 -Value "Sammy" ,"Luna"
Get-Content -Path $file2
}
else
{
"Unable to access one or more files"
}
I currently have a CSV file that has 2,440 lines of data. The data looks something like:
server1:NT:Y:N:N:00:N
server2:NT:Y:N:n:33:N
This is what I have so far:
$newCsvPath = Get-Content .\sever.csv |
Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '^#|^$|^"#' }
[int]$windows = 0
[int]$totalsever = 0
$Results = #()
$date = Get-Date -Format g
Clear-Content .\results.csv -Force
foreach ($thing in $newCsvPath) {
$totalsever++
$split = $thing -split ":"
if ($split[1] -contains "NT") {
$windows++
$thing | Out-File results.csv -Append -Force
} else {
continue
}
}
Clear-Content .\real.csv -Force
$servers = Get-Content results.csv
foreach ($server in $servers) {
$server.Split(':')[0] | Out-File real.csv -Append -Force
}
My issue is that when the script gets to the $server.Split(':')[0] | Out-File real.csv -Append -Force part, for some reason it only outputs 1,264 lines instead of all 2,440 to "real.csv". However, when I remove | Out-File real.csv -Append -Force, $server stores ALL 2,400 names of servers.
Does anyone have any idea of why this is happening?
My objective is to write a powershell script that will recursively check a file server for any directories that are "x" (insert days) old or older.
I ran into a few issues initially, and I think I got most of it worked out. One of the issues I ran into was with the path limitation of 248 characters. I found a custom function that I am implementing in my code to bypass this limitation.
The end result is I would like to output the path and LastAccessTime of the folder and export the information into an easy to read csv file.
Currently everything is working properly, but for some reason I get some paths output several times (duplicates, triples, even 4 times). I just want it output once for each directory and subdirectory.
I'd appreciate any guidance I can get. Thanks in advance.
Here's my code
#Add the import and snapin in order to perform AD functions
Add-PSSnapin Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManagement -ea SilentlyContinue
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
#Clear Screen
CLS
Function Get-FolderItem
{
[cmdletbinding(DefaultParameterSetName='Filter')]
Param (
[parameter(Position=0,ValueFromPipeline=$True,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True)]
[Alias('FullName')]
[string[]]$Path = $PWD,
[parameter(ParameterSetName='Filter')]
[string[]]$Filter = '*.*',
[parameter(ParameterSetName='Exclude')]
[string[]]$ExcludeFile,
[parameter()]
[int]$MaxAge,
[parameter()]
[int]$MinAge
)
Begin
{
$params = New-Object System.Collections.Arraylist
$params.AddRange(#("/L","/S","/NJH","/BYTES","/FP","/NC","/NFL","/TS","/XJ","/R:0","/W:0"))
If ($PSBoundParameters['MaxAge'])
{
$params.Add("/MaxAge:$MaxAge") | Out-Null
}
If ($PSBoundParameters['MinAge'])
{
$params.Add("/MinAge:$MinAge") | Out-Null
}
}
Process
{
ForEach ($item in $Path)
{
Try
{
$item = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $item -ErrorAction Stop).ProviderPath
If (-Not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $item -Type Container -ErrorAction Stop))
{
Write-Warning ("{0} is not a directory and will be skipped" -f $item)
Return
}
If ($PSBoundParameters['ExcludeFile'])
{
$Script = "robocopy `"$item`" NULL $Filter $params /XF $($ExcludeFile -join ',')"
}
Else
{
$Script = "robocopy `"$item`" NULL $Filter $params"
}
Write-Verbose ("Scanning {0}" -f $item)
Invoke-Expression $Script | ForEach {
Try
{
If ($_.Trim() -match "^(?<Children>\d+)\s+(?<FullName>.*)")
{
$object = New-Object PSObject -Property #{
ParentFolder = $matches.fullname -replace '(.*\\).*','$1'
FullName = $matches.FullName
Name = $matches.fullname -replace '.*\\(.*)','$1'
}
$object.pstypenames.insert(0,'System.IO.RobocopyDirectoryInfo')
Write-Output $object
}
Else
{
Write-Verbose ("Not matched: {0}" -f $_)
}
}
Catch
{
Write-Warning ("{0}" -f $_.Exception.Message)
Return
}
}
}
Catch
{
Write-Warning ("{0}" -f $_.Exception.Message)
Return
}
}
}
}
Function ExportFolders
{
#================ Global Variables ================
#Path to folders
$Dir = "\\myFileServer\somedir\blah"
#Get all folders
$ParentDir = Get-ChildItem $Dir | Where-Object {$_.PSIsContainer -eq $True}
#Export file to our destination
$ExportedFile = "c:\temp\dirFolders.csv"
#Duration in Days+ the file hasn't triggered "LastAccessTime"
$duration = 800
$cutOffDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$duration)
#Used to hold our information
$results = #()
#=============== Done with Variables ===============
ForEach ($SubDir in $ParentDir)
{
$FolderPath = $SubDir.FullName
$folders = Get-ChildItem -Recurse $FolderPath -force -directory| Where-Object { ($_.LastAccessTimeUtc -le $cutOffDate)} | Select-Object FullName, LastAccessTime
ForEach ($folder in $folders)
{
$folderPath = $folder.fullname
$fixedFolderPaths = ($folderPath | Get-FolderItem).fullname
ForEach ($fixedFolderPath in $fixedFolderPaths)
{
#$fixedFolderPath
$getLastAccessTime = $(Get-Item $fixedFolderPath -force).lastaccesstime
#$getLastAccessTime
$details = #{ "Folder Path" = $fixedFolderPath; "LastAccessTime" = $getLastAccessTime}
$results += New-Object PSObject -Property $details
$results
}
}
}
}
ExportFolders
I updated my code a bit and simplified it. Here is the new code.
#Add the import and snapin in order to perform AD functions
Add-PSSnapin Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManagement -ea SilentlyContinue
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
#Clear Screen
CLS
Function ExportFolders
{
#================ Global Variables ================
#Path to user profiles in Barrington
$Dir = "\\myFileServer\somedir\blah"
#Get all user folders
$ParentDir = Get-ChildItem $Dir | Where-Object {$_.PSIsContainer -eq $True} | where {$_.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -eq 0 -or $_.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -gt 0}
#Export file to our destination
$ExportedFile = "c:\temp\dirFolders.csv"
#Duration in Days+ the file hasn't triggered "LastAccessTime"
$duration = 1
$cutOffDate = (Get-Date).AddDays(-$duration)
#Used to hold our information
$results = #()
$details = $null
#=============== Done with Variables ===============
ForEach ($SubDir in $ParentDir)
{
$FolderName = $SubDir.FullName
$FolderInfo = $(Get-Item $FolderName -force) | Select-Object FullName, LastAccessTime #| ft -HideTableHeaders
$FolderLeafs = gci -Recurse $FolderName -force -directory | Where-Object {$_.PSIsContainer -eq $True} | where {$_.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -eq 0 -or $_.GetFileSystemInfos().Count -gt 0} | Select-Object FullName, LastAccessTime #| ft -HideTableHeaders
$details = #{ "LastAccessTime" = $FolderInfo.LastAccessTime; "Folder Path" = $FolderInfo.FullName}
$results += New-Object PSObject -Property $details
ForEach ($FolderLeaf in $FolderLeafs.fullname)
{
$details = #{ "LastAccessTime" = $(Get-Item $FolderLeaf -force).LastAccessTime; "Folder Path" = $FolderLeaf}
$results += New-Object PSObject -Property $details
}
$results
}
}
ExportFolders
The FolderInfo variable is sometimes printing out multiple times, but the FolderLeaf variable is printing out once from what I can see. The problem is if I move or remove the results variable from usnder the details that print out the folderInfo, then the Parent directories don't get printed out. Only all the subdirs are shown. Also some directories are empty and don't get printed out, and I want all directories printed out including empty ones.
The updated code seems to print all directories fine, but as I mentioned I am still getting some duplicate $FolderInfo variables.
I think I have to put in a condition or something to check if it has already been processed, but I'm not sure which condition I would use to do that, so that it wouldn't print out multiple times.
In your ExportFolders you Get-ChildItem -Recurse and then loop over all of the subfolders calling Get-FolderItem. Then in Get-FolderItem you provide Robocopy with the /S flag in $params.AddRange(#("/L", "/S", "/NJH", "/BYTES", "/FP", "/NC", "/NFL", "/TS", "/XJ", "/R:0", "/W:0")) The /S flag meaning copy Subdirectories, but not empty ones. So you are recursing again. Likely you just need to remove the /S flag, so that you are doing all of your recursion in ExportFolders.
In response to the edit:
Your $results is inside of the loop. So you will have a n duplicates for the first $subdir then n-1 duplicates for the second and so forth.
ForEach ($SubDir in $ParentDir) {
#skipped code
ForEach ($FolderLeaf in $FolderLeafs.fullname) {
#skipped code
}
$results
}
should be
ForEach ($SubDir in $ParentDir) {
#skipped code
ForEach ($FolderLeaf in $FolderLeafs.fullname) {
#skipped code
}
}
$results
Hello Guys need some help, tips with script:
$path = ".\" # path do txt
$server = "server" # server.txt
$paczki = ".\paczki\"
$missingi = "$path\$server.txt"
$plik = get-content $missingi
foreach ($j in $plik) {
Write-Output "1"
$wynik = Get-ChildItem "$paczki" | ? {$_.name -match "$j"}
if ($wynik -eq $null) {
# Write-Host $i
}
else {
Write-Output "2"
Write-Host $wynik "znaleziono"
Copy-Item $paczki\$wynik -Destination \\$server\c$\temp\ -force
}
}
#### BAT GENERATOR #####
Write-Output "3"
# & .\bat_generator.ps1
$zapis = "$path\test.bat"
"pushd %~dp0" > $zapis
$nazwa = Get-ChildItem "\\$server\c$\temp\" | select name
foreach ($i in $nazwa) {
$text = $i.name + " /norestart /quiet"
$text >> $zapis
}
"ppd0" >> $zapis # dodaj ppd0
move-item -path .\test.bat -destination \\$server\c$\temp\ -Force # skopiuj .bat na server
At first I create file with name of server, for example server.txt in this server we have list of KBs. Scripts searching in folder paczki that KB exist if yes copying this in server and create .bat
I would like do add automatically searching all .txt files eg server.txt, & server1.txt and use it in loop, I thought about something like that:
$pliki_txt= Get-ChildItem $path -Filter "*.txt" | % {$_.BaseName}
and put it in loop but its not really working, I try to add loop in this place:
for ($i in pliki_txt)
$path = ".\" # path do txt
$server="server" # server.txt
$pliki_txt= Get-ChildItem $path -Filter "*.txt" | % {$_.BaseName}
(....)
What am I doing wrong? Is there any easier way? Script is only working when I put manually set $server like $server="serwer"
You can try this:
$path = ".\"
Get-ChildItem $path -Filter *.txt | %{
$content = Get-content $_.FullName
Foreach($server in $content){
write-host $server
}
}
If I got that right, the issue here is that you're not putting the lines in the right order.
From your original code I would change the following
$path = ".\" # path do txt
$server = "server" # server.txt
$paczki = ".\paczki\"
# $missingi = "$path\$server.txt"
$missingi = Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Filter server*.txt | Select -ExpandProperty Name
foreach ($m in $missingi) {
$plik = get-content $m
( ... )
}
That way you'll check every server*.txt file in that path and process it accordingly.
Or you could even turn it into a parameterized script like this
Param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String]$path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String]$pattern,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[String]$packzi
)
$missingi = Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Filter *.txt | Select -ExpandProperty | Select-String "$pattern"
foreach ($m in $missingi) {
$plik = get-content $m
foreach ($j in $plik) {
Write-Output "1"
$wynik = Get-ChildItem "$paczki" | ? {$_.name -match "$j"}
if ($wynik -eq $null) {
# Write-Host $i
}
else {
Write-Output "2"
Write-Host $wynik "znaleziono"
Copy-Item $paczki\$wynik -Destination \\$server\c$\temp\ -force
}
}
#### BAT GENERATOR #####
Write-Output "3"
# & .\bat_generator.ps1
$zapis = "$path\test.bat"
"pushd %~dp0" > $zapis
$nazwa = Get-ChildItem "\\$server\c$\temp\" | select name
foreach ($i in $nazwa) {
$text = $i.name + " /norestart /quiet"
$text >> $zapis
}
"ppd0" >> $zapis # dodaj ppd0
move-item -path .\test.bat -destination \\$server\c$\temp\ -Force # skopiuj .bat na server
}
Then you would run it like this:
.\YourScript.ps1 -path ".\" -pattern "server" -packzi ".\packzi\"
That will give you more flexibility if you want to change the source path, the name pattern or the search patch.
I hope this helps.
I am writing an application that looks through a directory tree and reports if a folder is inactive based on last write time and read only attribute.
However my loop stops after like 7 iterations even though there are thousands of folders.
My code looks like:
function FolderInactive{
Param([string]$Path)
$date = (Get-Date).AddDays(-365)
$anyReadOnly = $false
Get-ChildItem $Path -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
if($_.LastWriteTime -ge $date){
$false
continue
}
if($_.IsReadOnly -eq $false){
$anyReadOnly = $true
}
}
$anyReadOnly
}
Get-ChildItem "some drive" -Recurse | where {$_.PSIsContainer} | Foreach-Object {
Write-Host $_.FullName
FolderInactive($_.FullName)
}
If I comment out the FolderInactive function call in the Foreach loop it prints all the folders, but with the function call it stops after a few iterations. What is happening?
You cannot use continue with the Foreach-Object cmdlet. Foreach-Object is a cmdlet, not a loop. You instead want to use the loop:
function FolderInactive{
Param([string]$Path)
$date = (Get-Date).AddDays(-365)
$anyReadOnly = $false
$items = Get-ChildItem $Path -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach($item in $items)
{
if($item.LastWriteTime -ge $date){
$false
continue
}
if($item.IsReadOnly -eq $false){
$anyReadOnly = $true
}
}
$anyReadOnly
}
This also can be simplified:
function FolderInactive
{
Param([string]$Path)
$date = (Get-Date).AddYears(-1)
$null -ne (Get-ChildItem $Path -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Where {$_.LastWriteTime -ge $date -and $_.IsReadOnly})
}