adding path cleanup utility Reset-PWSHSystemPath.ps1 - #6892
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| $AssembledNewPath -split ';' | ||
| [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH",$AssembledNewPath,"$PathScopeItem") | ||
| } | ||
| } No newline at end of file |
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Add an ending newline, please?
| ForEach ($PathScopeItem in $PathScope) | ||
| { | ||
| $AssembledNewPath = $NewPath = '' | ||
| $pathstoremove = @([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH","$PathScopeItem").split(';') | Where { $_ -ilike "*\Program Files\Powershell\6*"}) |
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Add a comment like get all parts of the path that are like a powershell core path
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| $AssembledNewPath = $NewPath = '' | ||
| $pathstoremove = @([Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH","$PathScopeItem").split(';') | Where { $_ -ilike "*\Program Files\Powershell\6*"}) | ||
| If (!$RemoveAllOccurences) |
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add a comment like filter to all but the last instance, unless remove all occurrences is specified
| { | ||
| $pathstoremove = @($pathstoremove | sort-object | Select-Object -skiplast 1) | ||
| } | ||
| Write-Host "Reset-PWSHSystemPath: Found $($pathstoremove.count) paths to remove from $PathScopeItem path scope: $($Pathstoremove -join ', ' | out-string)" |
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Not blocking: The use of write-host could prevent the use of this script in automation. Write-verbose is prefered
| { | ||
| foreach ($path in [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH","$PathScopeItem").split(';')) | ||
| { | ||
| If ($Path) |
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even though PowerShell is not case sensitive, the best practice is to use the same case for the same variable.
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PR Summary
Cleans up old powershell core paths
Addresses: #6811
PR Checklist
.h,.cpp,.cs,.ps1and.psm1files have the correct copyright headerWIP:to the beginning of the title and remove the prefix when the PR is ready.[feature]if the change is significant or affects feature tests