| external help file | Module Name | online version | schema |
|---|---|---|---|
platyPS-help.xml |
platyPS |
2.0.0 |
Update PlatyPS markdown help files.
Update-MarkdownHelp [-Path] <String[]> [[-Encoding] <Encoding>] [[-LogPath] <String>] [-LogAppend]
[-AlphabeticParamsOrder] [-UseFullTypeName] [-UpdateInputOutput] [-Force] [-Session <PSSession>]
[-ExcludeDontShow] [<CommonParameters>]
The Update-MarkdownHelp cmdlet updates PlatyPS markdown help files without completely replacing the content of the files.
Some parameter attributes change over time. For instance, parameter sets, types, default value, and required. This cmdlet updates markdown help to reflect those changes. It also adds placeholder text to the markdown file for any new parameter.
To propagate changes to your markdown help files, do the following:
- Load the new version of the module into your Windows PowerShell session.
- Run the Update-MarkdownHelp cmdlet to update the files.
- Check new parameters metadata in the markdown files.
PS C:\> Update-MarkdownHelp -Path ".\docs"
Directory: D:\working\PlatyPS\docs
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 1496 Get-HelpPreview.md
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 3208 Get-MarkdownMetadata.md
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 3059 New-ExternalHelp.md
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 2702 New-ExternalHelpCab.md
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 6234 New-MarkdownHelp.md
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 2346 Update-MarkdownHelp.md
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 1633 Update-MarkdownHelpModule.md
-a---- 5/22/2016 6:54 PM 1630 Update-MarkdownHelpSchema.md
This command updates all markdown help files in the specified path to match the current cmdlets.
PS C:\> Update-MarkdownHelp -Path ".\docs\Update-MarkdownHelp.md" -LogPath ".\markdown.log"
Directory: D:\Working\PlatyPS\docs
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 5/22/2016 8:20 PM 9993 New-MarkdownHelp.md
This command updates a markdown help file. It writes log information to the markdown.log file.
Specifies the character encoding for your markdown help files. Specify a System.Text.Encoding object. For more information, see Character Encoding in the .NET Framework in the Microsoft Developer Network. For example, you can control Byte Order Mark (BOM) preferences. For more information, see Using PowerShell to write a file in UTF-8 without the BOM at the Stack Overflow community.
Type: Encoding
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: UTF8 without BOM
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseIndicates that this cmdlet appends information to the log instead overwriting it.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies a file path for log information. The cmdlet writes the VERBOSE stream to the log. If you specify the Verbose parameter, this cmdlet also writes that information to the console.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies an array of paths of markdown files and folders to update.
Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: TrueOrder parameters alphabetically by name in PARAMETERS section. There are 5 exceptions: -Confirm, -WhatIf, -IncludeTotalCount, -Skip, and -First parameters will be the last. These parameters are common and hence have well-defined behavior.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseIndicates that the target document will use a full type name instead of a short name for parameters.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseProvides support for remote commands.
Pass the session that you used to create the commands with Import-PSSession.
This is required to get accurate parameters metadata from the remote session.
Type: PSSession
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseRefreshes the Input and Output section to reflect the current state of the cmdlet. WARNING: this parameter will remove any manual additions to these sections.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseRemove help files that no longer exists within sessions (for example if function was deleted)
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseExclude the parameters marked with DontShow in the parameter attribute from the help content.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
You can pipe an array of paths to this cmdlet.
This cmdlet returns a FileInfo[] object for updated files.
The module for which you want to update the help should first be imported from the location containing the previous version of the help. If this condition is not met, the parameter order will be alphabetical in the updated help, even if the parameter AlphabeticParamsOrder has not been used.