PSScriptTools_v3.1.0

Change Log for PSScriptTools

v3.1.0 - 2026-07-14 09:35:17

Added

• Added an alias of Get-Path to Get-PathVariable.
• Added a parameter to Get-ParameterInfo to show parameters by parameter set.
• Added command Show-HiddenMember.
• Added the parameter NoComments to New-PSFormatXml to suppress the default helper comments.
• Added a parameter alias Property for Properties in New-PSFormatXML.
• Added alias isAdmin to Test-IsElevated.

Changed

• Updated Get-FolderSizeInfo to include ReparsePoints. This is a potential breaking change.
• Update README code samples to better fit the margins of the help PDF.
• Updated verbose outpout in commands to include PowerShell version information.
• Re-structured Get-PSScriptTools.
• Updated Get-PSProfile and list view to show file size.
• Updated Get-PSProfile to test for link target and use that for file size and last modified values.
• Updated formatting for Get-PathVariable to highlight paths that don't exist in red.
• Updates to sample script files.
• Updated Save-GitSetup to support downloading the ARM64 standalone setup file.
• Updated warning in Get-TypeConstructor to use type full name.
• Minor formatting update for Get-TypeConstructor.
• Updated Convert-CommandToHashTable to better handle a hashtable as a parameter value.
• Updated ConvertTo-Hashtable to using PSObject` to get property names.
• Updated ConvertTo-Hashtable to make an alphabetically sorted hashtable an ordered hashtable.
• Updated Convert-HashtableToCode to accept a standard or ordered hashtable as input.
• Revised Get-MyVariable. Removed the -NoTypeInformation and made it opt-in with -IncludeTypeInformation`. This is a breaking change.
• Revised Get-MyVariable to get initial variables from a new PowerShell instance.
• Revised Get-MyAlias to let user specify a name. The new version also skips aliases from common modules like PSReadline and Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.
• Revised formatting for Get-ModuleCommand to add a link to online help for each command if running PowerShell 7.
• Updated New-PSFormatXML to incorporate a suggestion from @scriptingstudio. [Issue #155]
• Updated Get-PSProfile to support non-Windows platforms. Reformatted the default table view.
• Updated README.
• Updated Get-PSLocation to include locations in %PSModulePath% Also corrected values for HOME and Documents. These changes also meant updating the custom formatting file..
• Updated Get-PowerShellEngine to define a type name (PSEngine) when writing a detailed object.
• Modified Show-ANSISequence to adjust number of columns to display in PowerShell 7.
• Code cleanup.
• Help updates.
• Replaced bit.ly online help links.

Removed

• Removed Get-TZDate and Get-TZList. The online API is no longer available.
• Marked Write-Detail as deprecated and archived. This might be a breaking change

Fixed

• Updated Copy-HelpExample to better handle changes in PowerShell 7 help.
• Corrected download link in Save-GitSetup.
• Fixed bug in formatting output from Get-TypeConstructor.
• Fixed bug in Get-ModuleCommand that failed to retrieve all command aliases.
• Fixed error in DirectoryStat sizeKB format view that wasn't showing values in KB.

PSScriptTools_v3.0.0

Change Log for PSScriptTools

v3.0.0 - 2025-03-26 13:58:50

Added

• Added command Get-FileExtensionInfo.
• Added command Get-TypeConstructor with an alias of ctor and a custom formatting file.
• Added commands Get-PSScriptToolsTypeExtension and `Import-PSScriptToolTypeExtension
• Added custom type extension file for MeasureInfo objects.

Changed

• Updated formatting for Get-PSProfile to display profiles not found in red.
• Updating formatting for Get-ModuleCommand to display aliases using the command color and italicized.
• Modified Convert-EventLogRecord (Issue #153)
• Merged PR#153 Thanks @jaols
• Changed required module from the soon to be deprecated ThreadJob to Microsoft.PowerShell.ThreadJob.
• Major help updates and corrections.
• Updated README.md.

Removed

• Removed sample script today.ps1 because ConvertTo-ASCIIArt is no longer part of this module.

Fixed

• Fixed download link in Save-GitSetup.
• Corrected wrong type name for the FilePath parameter in Test-WithCulture.
• Corrected a bug in Get-PSWhoIs that was failing when no organization information was present. Issue #151
• Corrected code typo on Trace-Message.

PSScriptTools_v2.50.0

Change Log for PSScriptTools

v2.50.0 - 2024-07-13 10:34:18

Added

• Added an argument completer for the Name parameter of Show-FunctionItem.
• Added a new Property parameter to Get-PSUnique to allow the user to specify a property or properties to use for comparison. The command will also display a warning if a comparison can't be made. Issue #150

Changed

• Ongoing and general code cleanup.
• Removed previously deprecated commands Set-ConsoleColor and Out-ConditionalColor.
• Changed Get-PSScriptTools to use saved data from a JSON file instead of building the data from Get-Command, Get-Alias, and Get-Help`. This also fixes display problems with the Synopsis property in Linux.
• Changed Write-ANSIProgress by adding a parameter to write to the host and not the pipeline.
• Updated README.

Fixed

• Removed obsolete comment-based help for New-PSDynamicParameter.

PSScriptTools_v2.49.0

Change Log for PSScriptTools

v2.49.0 - 2024-06-06 13:44:28

Added

• Modified ConvertTo-Markdown to use Propertyand Value headings when converting to a list.
• Added CimMember functions Get-CimNamespace,Get-CimClassMethod, Get-CimClassProperty,Get-CimClassPropertyQualifier, Get-CimClassName and Get-CimMember. (Issue #137)
• Added custom formatting for Get-CimClassName.
• Added the module ThreadJob as a module dependency to the manifest.

Changed

• Modified module manifest to remove version logic on function export. Now exporting everything. If there is an OS limitation, try to handle it on a per-command basis. This may be a breaking change.
• Changed PDF manual theme from github to github.dark.
• Changed PDF manual theme from github to github.dark.
• Updated Get-ParameterInfo to recognize ProgressAction as a common parameter. This parameter was add in PowerShell 7.
• Updated the default table view for output from Get-ModuleCommand to include the module version number.
• Modified Show-Tree to better handle multi-string and binary values in the registry.
• Modified Show-Tree to use PSStyle.FileInfo for color information if detected. (Issue #147)
• Updated README.md
• Revised Get-FolderSizeInfo to be more consistent between PowerShell versions. The command will skip counting all reparse points. This may be a breaking change. (Issue #145)
• Re-wrote Find-CimClass to use CimSession.
• Revised Get-ParameterInfo to sort output by default using ParameterSet,Position, and Name
• Help updates.

Fixed

• Revised Get-WindowsVersion to handle non-English cultures. (Issue #142)
• Fixed bug in Convert-EventLogRecord that failed on duplicate property name ID. (Issue #143)

PSScriptTools_v2.48.0

PSScriptTools

v2.48.0

Added

• Added parameter ProviderName to Get-CommandSyntax to let the user specify a provider.Issue #139

Changed

• Modified Get-ParameterInfo to sort output by parameter set. Issue #138
• Modified the format file for psparameterinfo objects to use a table as the default.
• Added EnumOnly parameter to Get-TypeMember Issue #135
• Help updates

PSScriptTools_v2.47.0

PSScriptTools

v2.47.0

Changed

• Added missing online help links.
• Updated module description in the manifest.
• Added EnableLN parameter alias to Get-FolderSizeInfo.
• Help updates.
• Update Get-TypeMember to identify properties that are enumerations.
• Updated format file for Get-TypeMember to highlight enum properties.
• Updated README.md.

v2.46.0

Changed

• General code cleanup and formatting.
• Modified module to only load ANSI file format features if PSStyle is not detected.
• Modified psparameterinfo.format.ps1xml to highlight True values with an ANSI highlight color.
• Modified Get-FolderSizeInfo to use System.Collections.Generic.List[] in place of ArrayList.
• Modified back-end processing for the help PDF file to reduce its size.
• Help updates.
• Restored header to Get-PSScriptTools.
• Revised Changelog layout.
• Updated README.md.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug in Get-GitSize that was failing to get hidden items in the .git folders. Also modified the command to use Get-FolderSizeInfo which is faster than using Get-ChildItem.
• Modified Get-PSScriptTools to properly return version information.

Added

• Added function Get-TypeMember with format file pstypemember.format.ps1xml and type extension pstypemember.types.ps1xml. The function has an alias of gtm.
• Added the parameter MainBranch to Remove-MergedGitBranch to allow the user to specify the name of their main or master branch. The default is master.

Deprecated

• Marked Out-ConditionalColor and Set-ConsoleColor as deprecated. They will be removed in a future release.

PSScriptTools_v2.46.0

PSScriptTools

v2.46.0

Changed

• General code cleanup and formatting.
• Modified module to only load ANSI file format features if PSStyle is not detected.
• Modified psparameterinfo.format.ps1xml to highlight True values with an ANSI highlight color.
• Modified Get-FolderSizeInfo to use System.Collections.Generic.List[] in place of ArrayList.
• Modified back-end processing for the help PDF file to reduce its size.
• Help updates.
• Restored header to Get-PSScriptTools.
• Revised Changelog layout.
• Updated README.md.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug in Get-GitSize that was failing to get hidden items in the .git folders. Also modified the command to use Get-FolderSizeInfo which is faster than using Get-ChildItem.
• Modified Get-PSScriptTools to properly return version information.

Added

• Added function Get-TypeMember with format file pstypemember.format.ps1xml and type extension pstypemember.types.ps1xml. The function has an alias of gtm.
• Added the parameter MainBranch to Remove-MergedGitBranch to allow the user to specify the name of their main or master branch. The default is master.

Deprecated

• Marked Out-ConditionalColor and Set-ConsoleColor as deprecated. They will be removed in a future release.

PSScriptTools_v2.45.0

PSScriptTools

v2.45.0

• Fixed help typo for Get-PSUnique PR 133. Thank you @fiala-sns.
• Updated Get-WindowsVersion to inlcude DisplayVersion, e.g. 22H2.
• Modified format file windowsversion.format.ps1xml to replace ReleaseID with the DisplayVersion value.
• Revised Get-WindowsVersion to use systeminfo to retrieve the operating system name and if that fails, fall back to using the registry entry. The registry entry for Windows 11 typically still shows Windows 10.
• Help updates.
• Updated README.md.

PSScriptTools_v2.44.0

PSScriptTools

v2.44.0

• Updated Show-ANSISequence to fix a bug where foreground samples where included when specifying background. Issue #130
• Updated contributing guidelines.
• Updated README.md.

PSScriptTools_v2.43.0

PSScriptTools

v2.43.0

• Fixed VSCode snippets to run in a PowerShell 7 integrated console. Issue #124
• Updated Show-AnsiSequence to fix a display bug that was dropping values. Issue #125
• Removed ConvertTo-ASCIIArt as the online resource no longer appears to exist. Issue #127
• Updated missing online help links.
• Updated Get-FoldersizeInfo to better handle null values. Issue #129
• Added new sample script today.ps1.
• Help updates.
• Updated README.md.