Test-ScriptFileInfo

Test-ScriptFileInfo
    [-Path] <String>
    [<CommonParameters>]

Test-ScriptFileInfo
    -LiteralPath <String>
    [<CommonParameters>]

The Test-ScriptFileInfo cmdlet validates the comment block at the beginning of a script that will be published with the Publish-Script cmdlet. If the comment block has an error, this cmdlet returns information about where the error is located or how to correct it.

This is a proxy cmdlet for the Test-PSScriptFileInfo cmdlet in the Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet. For more information, see Test-PSScriptFileInfo.

Test-ScriptFileInfo -Path "C:\temp\temp_scripts\New-ScriptFile.ps1"

This command tests the New-ScriptFile.ps1 script file and displays the results. The script file includes valid metadata.

Test-ScriptFileInfo -Path "D:\code\Test-Runbook.ps1" | Format-List *

Name                       : Test-Runbook
Path                       : D:\code\Test-Runbook.ps1
ScriptBase                 : D:\code
ReleaseNotes               : {contoso script now supports following features, Feature 1, Feature 2, Feature 3...}
Version                    : 1.0
Guid                       : eb246b19-17da-4392-8c89-7c280f69ad0e
Author                     : pattif
CompanyName                : Microsoft Corporation
Copyright                  : 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Tags                       : {Tag1, Tag2, Tag3}
LicenseUri                 : https://contoso.com/License
ProjectUri                 : https://contoso.com/
IconUri                    : https://contoso.com/MyScriptIcon
ExternalModuleDependencies : ExternalModule1
RequiredScripts            : {Start-WFContosoServer, Stop-ContosoServerScript}
ExternalScriptDependencies : Stop-ContosoServerScript
Description                : Contoso Script example
RequiredModules            : {RequiredModule1, @{ ModuleName = 'RequiredModule2'; ModuleVersion = '1.0' }, @{ ModuleName = 'RequiredModule3'; RequiredVersion = '2.0' }, ExternalModule1}
ExportedCommands           : {Test-WebUri, ValidateAndAdd-PSScriptInfoEntry, Get-PSScriptInfo, My-Workflow...}
ExportedFunctions          : {Test-WebUri, ValidateAndAdd-PSScriptInfoEntry, Get-PSScriptInfo, My-AdvPSCmdlet}
ExportedWorkflows          : My-Workflow

This command tests the script file Test-Runbook.ps1 and uses the pipeline operator to pass the results to the Format-List cmdlet to format the results.

Test-ScriptFileInfo -Path "D:\code\Hello-World.ps1"

Test-ScriptFileInfo : Script 'D:\code\Hello-World.ps1' is missing required metadata properties. Verify that the script file has Version, Description
and Author properties. You can use the Update-ScriptFileInfo or New-ScriptFileInfo cmdlet to add or update the PSScriptInfo to the script file.
At line:1 char:1
+ Test-ScriptFileInfo D:\code\Hello-World.ps1
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (D:\code\Hello-World.ps1:String) [Test-ScriptFileInfo], ArgumentException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingRequiredPSScriptInfoProperties,Test-ScriptFile

This command tests the script file Hello-World.ps1, which has no metadata associated with it.

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

String

Object