Find-PSMDFileContent
SYNOPSIS
Used to quickly search in module files.
SYNTAX
Find-PSMDFileContent [-Pattern] <String> [-Extension <String>] [-Path <String>] [-EnableException]
[<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This function can be used to quickly search files in your module’s path. By using Set-PSMDModulePath (or Set-PSFConfig ‘PSModuleDevelopment.Module.Path’ ‘<path>’) you can set the default path to search in. Using Register-PSFConfig -FullName ‘PSModuleDevelopment.Module.Path’ allows you to persist this setting across sessions.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
Find-PSMDFileContent -Pattern 'Get-Test'
Searches all module files for the string ‘Get-Test’.
PARAMETERS
-Pattern
The text to search for, can be any regex pattern
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Extension
The extension of files to consider. Only files with this extension will be searched.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: (Get-PSFConfigValue -FullName 'PSModuleDevelopment.Find.DefaultExtensions')
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Path
The path to use as search base. Defaults to the path found in the setting ‘PSModuleDevelopment.Module.Path’
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: (Get-PSFConfigValue -FullName 'PSModuleDevelopment.Module.Path')
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-EnableException
Replaces user friendly yellow warnings with bloody red exceptions of doom! Use this if you want the function to throw terminating errors you want to catch.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
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.