I have received a tremendous amount of interest in my recent articles on creating a git sizing tool using PowerShell. Many of you were savvy enough to realize the journey I was describing was just as important as the destination. With that in mind, I decided to revisit another PowerShell and git-related project that I…
Tag: Update-TypeData
Getting Git Size with PowerShell Retooled
A few days ago I wrote about my experiences in designing a PowerShell function that reports on the size of the hidden .git folder. In that version of the function I decided to include a parameter that would permit the user to get the size pre-formatted as either KB, MB or GB. I thought long…
Adding Efficiency with PowerShell Type Extensions
The other day I posted an article about custom properties which wrapped up with a look at Update-TypeData. The goal is not so much to make your scripts or modules easier to use, but rather to increase efficiency at the command prompt. When running commands interactively I want to get the information I need as…
More PowerShell Laziness
A few days ago I posted an article on using Update-TypeData to provide shortcuts to object properties. These shortcuts might save a few keystrokes typing, especially if you use tab completion. They can also give you more meaningful output. But you can take this even further and save yourself even more typing. How many of…
A Better PowerShell Get Scheduled Job Results
Yesterday I posted a quick update on my code to get the most recent scheduled job result in PowerShell. I had been using a simple script. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I really did need to turn it into a function with more flexibility. When creating a PowerShell based…