Update-ScriptFileInfo

Reference

Module:: PowerShellGet

Updates information for a script.

Syntax

Update-ScriptFileInfo
      [-Path] <String>
      [-Version <String>]
      [-Author <String>]
      [-Guid <Guid>]
      [-Description <String>]
      [-CompanyName <String>]
      [-Copyright <String>]
      [-RequiredModules <Object[]>]
      [-ExternalModuleDependencies <String[]>]
      [-RequiredScripts <String[]>]
      [-ExternalScriptDependencies <String[]>]
      [-Tags <String[]>]
      [-ProjectUri <Uri>]
      [-LicenseUri <Uri>]
      [-IconUri <Uri>]
      [-ReleaseNotes <String[]>]
      [-PrivateData <String>]
      [-PassThru]
      [-Force]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Update-ScriptFileInfo
      [-LiteralPath] <String>
      [-Version <String>]
      [-Author <String>]
      [-Guid <Guid>]
      [-Description <String>]
      [-CompanyName <String>]
      [-Copyright <String>]
      [-RequiredModules <Object[]>]
      [-ExternalModuleDependencies <String[]>]
      [-RequiredScripts <String[]>]
      [-ExternalScriptDependencies <String[]>]
      [-Tags <String[]>]
      [-ProjectUri <Uri>]
      [-LicenseUri <Uri>]
      [-IconUri <Uri>]
      [-ReleaseNotes <String[]>]
      [-PrivateData <String>]
      [-PassThru]
      [-Force]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Update-ScriptFileInfo cmdlet updates a script's property values. For example, the values for version, author, or description.

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

Examples

Example 1: Update the version of a script file

In this example, an existing script file is updated with new property values.

Splatting is used to pass parameters to the Update-ScriptFileInfo cmdlet. For more information, see about_Splatting.

$Parms = @{
  Path = "C:\Test\Temp-Scriptfile.ps1"
  Version = "2.0"
  Author = "[email protected]"
  CompanyName = "Contoso"
  Description = "This is the updated description"
  }
Update-ScriptFileInfo @Parms -PassThru

<#PSScriptInfo

.VERSION 2.0

.GUID 4609f00c-e850-4d3f-9c69-3741e56e4133

.AUTHOR [email protected]

.COMPANYNAME Contoso

.COPYRIGHT

.TAGS

.LICENSEURI

.PROJECTURI

.ICONURI

.EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES

.REQUIREDSCRIPTS

.EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES

.RELEASENOTES

.PRIVATEDATA

#>

<#

.DESCRIPTION
This is the updated description

#>
Param()

$Parms stores the parameter values for Path, Version, Author, CompanyName, and Description. Update-ScriptFileInfo gets the parameter values from @Parms and updates the script. The PassThru parameter displays the script's contents in the PowerShell console.

Parameters

-Author

Specifies the script author.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-CompanyName

Specifies the company or vendor who created the script.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Confirm

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Update-PSScriptFileInfo.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Copyright

Specifies a copyright statement for the script.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Description

Specifies a description for the script.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ExternalModuleDependencies

Specifies an array of external module dependencies.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ExternalScriptDependencies

Specifies an array of external script dependencies.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Force

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Update-PSScriptFileInfo.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Guid

Specifies a unique ID for a script.

Type:	Guid
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-IconUri

Specifies the URL of an icon for the script. The specified icon is displayed on the gallery web page for the script.

Type:	Uri
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LicenseUri

Specifies the URL of licensing terms.

Type:	Uri
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-LiteralPath

Specifies a path to one or more locations. The LiteralPath parameter's value is used exactly as it's entered. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape characters, enclose them in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.

The proxy cmdlet maps this parameter to the Path parameter of Update-PSScriptFileInfo.

Type:	String
Aliases:	PSPath
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-PassThru

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Update-PSScriptFileInfo.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Path

Specifies the script file's location. Wildcards are permitted.

Type:	String
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	True
Accept wildcard characters:	True

-PrivateData

Specifies the private data for the script.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ProjectUri

Specifies the URL of a web page about this project.

Type:	Uri
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ReleaseNotes

Specifies a string array that contains release notes or comments that you want available for this version of the script.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-RequiredModules

Specifies modules that must be in the global session state. If the required modules aren't in the global session state, PowerShell imports them.

Type:	Object[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-RequiredScripts

Specifies an array of required scripts.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Tags

Specifies an array of tags.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-Version

Specifies the script's version.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-WhatIf

The proxy cmdlet ignores this parameter since it's not supported by Update-PSScriptFileInfo.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	False
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

String

Outputs

Object

Notes

Use the Test-ScriptFileInfo cmdlet to validate a script's metadata. Scripts must include values for Version, GUID, Description, and Author.

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Update-ScriptFileInfo

Syntax

Description

Examples

Example 1: Update the version of a script file

Parameters

-Author

-CompanyName

-Confirm

-Copyright

-Description

-ExternalModuleDependencies

-ExternalScriptDependencies

-Force

-Guid

-IconUri

-LicenseUri

-LiteralPath

-PassThru

-Path

-PrivateData

-ProjectUri

-ReleaseNotes

-RequiredModules

-RequiredScripts

-Tags

-Version

-WhatIf

Inputs

Outputs

Notes

Additional resources

Share via

Update-ScriptFileInfo

Syntax

Description

Examples

Example 1: Update the version of a script file

Parameters

-Author

-CompanyName

-Confirm

-Copyright

-Description

-ExternalModuleDependencies

-ExternalScriptDependencies

-Force

-Guid

-IconUri

-LicenseUri

-LiteralPath

-PassThru

-Path

-PrivateData

-ProjectUri

-ReleaseNotes

-RequiredModules

-RequiredScripts

-Tags

-Version

-WhatIf

Inputs

Outputs

Notes

Related Links

Additional resources