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Downloads:
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Downloads of v 2.2.0:
1,154
Last Update:
24 Mar 2020
Package Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Joon Ro
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Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module)
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Downloads:
1,968
Downloads of v 2.2.0:
1,154
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- Joon Ro
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To install Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
NOTE: This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
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Open Source
- Download the Package Download
- Follow manual internalization instructions
-
Package Internalizer (C4B)
- Run
choco download get-childitemcolor --internalize --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2
(additional options) - Run
choco push --source="'http://internal/odata/repo'"
for package and dependencies - Automate package internalization
- Run
3. Enter your internal repository url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2)
4. Choose your deployment method:
choco upgrade get-childitemcolor -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'" [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade get-childitemcolor -y --source="'STEP 3 URL'"
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Ensure get-childitemcolor installed
win_chocolatey:
name: get-childitemcolor
state: present
version: 2.2.0
source: STEP 3 URL
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'get-childitemcolor' do
action :install
version '2.2.0'
source 'STEP 3 URL'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
Chocolatey::Ensure-Package
(
Name: get-childitemcolor,
Version: 2.2.0,
Source: STEP 3 URL
);
Requires Otter Chocolatey Extension. See docs at https://inedo.com/den/otter/chocolatey.
cChocoPackageInstaller get-childitemcolor
{
Name = 'get-childitemcolor'
Ensure = 'Present'
Version = '2.2.0'
Source = 'STEP 3 URL'
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'get-childitemcolor':
provider => 'chocolatey',
ensure => '2.2.0',
source => 'STEP 3 URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
salt '*' chocolatey.install get-childitemcolor version="2.2.0" source="STEP 3 URL"
See docs at https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/modules/all/salt.modules.chocolatey.html.
5. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package was approved by moderator mkevenaar on 27 Mar 2020.
Get-ChildItemColor provides colored version of Get-ChildItem Cmdlet and Get-ChildItem | Format-Wide (ls equivalent).
- This adds colors to the output of Get-ChildItem Cmdlet of PowerShell. It is based on Tim Johnson’s script and another script by the PowerShell Guy.
- Before version 1.0.0, the script actually had used Write-Host to write colored items on console. Now it just changes $Host.UI.RawUI.ForegroundColor and keep the item object intact. Hence, now one can use pipeline. (e.g., Get-ChildItemColor | grep “.git”).
- Get-ChildItemColorFormatWide still uses Write-Host for output however. This is because Get-ChildItemColor | Format-Wide does not allow multiple colors in one line. Hence, pipeline does not work with Get-ChildItemColorFormatWide.
NOTE: This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is out of date by more than a week, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$moduleName = $env:ChocolateyPackageName # this could be different from package name
Remove-Module -Name $moduleName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$toolsDir = Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
$moduleName = $env:ChocolateyPackageName # this may be different from the package name and different case
$moduleVersion = $env:ChocolateyPackageVersion # this may change so keep this here
$savedParamsPath = Join-Path $toolsDir -ChildPath 'parameters.saved'
# module may already be installed outside of Chocolatey
Remove-Module -Name $moduleName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# remove the saved parameters file if it exists
if (Test-Path -Path $savedParamsPath) {
Remove-Item -Path $savedParamsPath -Force
}
$params = Get-PackageParameters
$sourcePath = Join-Path -Path $toolsDir -ChildPath "$modulename.zip"
$destinationPath = @()
if ($params.Desktop -or (-not $params.Core)) {
$desktopPath = Join-Path -Path $env:ProgramFiles -ChildPath "WindowsPowerShell\Modules\$moduleName"
# PS > 5 needs to extract to a folder with the module version
if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -ge 5) {
$desktopPath = Join-Path -Path $desktopPath -ChildPath $moduleVersion
}
$destinationPath += $desktopPath
}
if ($params.Core) {
$destinationPath += Join-Path -Path $env:ProgramFiles -ChildPath "PowerShell\Modules\$moduleName\$moduleVersion"
}
ForEach ($destPath in $destinationPath) {
Write-Verbose "Installing '$modulename' to '$destPath'."
# check destination path exists and create if not
if (Test-Path -Path $destPath) {
$null = New-Item -Path $destPath -ItemType Directory -Force
}
Get-ChocolateyUnzip -FileFullPath $sourcePath -Destination $destPath -PackageName $moduleName
# save the locations where the module was installed so we can uninstall it
Add-Content -Path $savedParamsPath -Value $destPath
}
# For PowerShell 4 the module destination needs to be added to the PSModulePath
if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 4) {
$modulePaths = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PSModulePath', 'Machine') -split ';'
if ($modulePaths -notcontains $destPath) {
Write-Verbose "Adding '$destPath' to PSModulePath."
$newModulePath = @($destPath, $modulePaths) -join ';'
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PSModulePath', $newModulePath, 'Machine')
$env:PSModulePath = $newModulePath
}
}
# cleanup the module from the Chocolatey $toolsDir folder
Remove-Item -Path $sourcePath -Force -Recurse
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$toolsDir = Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
$moduleName = $env:ChocolateyPackageName # this may be different from the package name and different case
$savedParamsPath = Join-Path $toolsDir -ChildPath 'parameters.saved'
if (Test-Path -Path $savedParamsPath) {
$removePath = Get-Content -Path $savedParamsPath
}
else {
$removePath = Join-Path -Path $env:ProgramFiles -ChildPath "WindowsPowerShell\Modules\$moduleName"
}
ForEach ($path in $removePath) {
Write-Verbose "Removing all version of '$moduleName' from '$path'."
Remove-Item -Path $path -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
# remove path of module from $env:PSModulePath
if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 4) {
$modulePaths = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('PSModulePath', 'Machine') -split ';'
Write-Verbose "Removing '$sourcePath' from PSModulePath."
$newModulePath = $modulePaths | Where-Object { $_ -ne $sourcePath }
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('PSModulePath', $newModulePath, 'Machine')
$env:PSModulePath = $newModulePath
}
md5: 18621F0D449E3C93F87BE41411C3C01F | sha1: 5123E730CA2A06024686E96D30DCE4BA1F2B7EB8 | sha256: FE9974805D359E5B3E9DBC27951A5DEA180EF16D2B97C455A26CAE93181035BC | sha512: BE59C0425C3E6D2BEE1DC49A36B4D9C19B5717146BE287A32BEE52B4922A4DBE999634EE3DBB218F6540D9F12276B6011CE3555E77892CA92B6C471306A495CE
From: https://github.com/joonro/Get-ChildItemColor/blob/master/LICENSE
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2018 Joon Ro
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
VERIFICATION
Verification is intended to assist the Chocolatey moderators and community in verifying that this package's contents are trustworthy.
To verify the files using the project source:
1. Please go to the project source location (https://github.com/joonro/Get-ChildItemColor) and download the source files;
2. Build the source to create the binary files to verify;
3. Use Get-FileHash -Path <FILE TO VERIFY> to get the file hash value from both the built file (from step 1 above) and the file from the package and compare them;
Alternatively you can download the module from the PowerShell Gallery ...
Save-Module -Name Get-ChildItemColor -Path <PATH TO DOWNLOAD TO>
... and compare the files from the package against those in the installed module. Again use Get-FileHash -Path <FILE TO VERIFY> to retrieve those hash values.
Log in or click on link to see number of positives.
- get-childitemcolor.2.2.0.nupkg (b7c9f2b724d2) - ## / 63
- Get-ChildItemColor.zip (fe9974805d35) - ## / 63
In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).
Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.
Version | Downloads | Last Updated | Status |
---|---|---|---|
Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module) 2.2.0 | 1154 | Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | Approved |
Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module) 2.1.1 | 319 | Monday, July 29, 2019 | Approved |
Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module) 2.1.0 | 58 | Monday, July 22, 2019 | Approved |
Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module) 2.0.0 | 69 | Sunday, July 21, 2019 | Approved |
Get-ChildItemColor (PowerShell Module) 1.2.3 | 339 | Friday, May 18, 2018 | Approved |
2018 Joon Ro
This package has no dependencies.
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