Functions/GenXdev.Console/Set-LocationParent5.ps1
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Part of PowerShell module : GenXdev.Console Original cmdlet filename : Set-LocationParent5.ps1 Original author : René Vaessen / GenXdev Version : 1.270.2025 ################################################################################ MIT License Copyright 2021-2025 GenXdev 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. ################################################################################> ############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Navigates up five directory levels in the file system hierarchy. .DESCRIPTION Changes the current working directory by moving up five parent directory levels and displays the contents of the resulting directory. This function provides a convenient shorthand alias '......' for quick navigation. .EXAMPLE Set-LocationParent5 .EXAMPLE ...... #> function Set-LocationParent5 { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] [Alias('......')] param ( ######################################################################## ) begin { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Starting directory navigation up 5 levels from: $PWD" } process { # navigate up five levels for ($i = 1; $i -le 5; $i++) { # check if we can move up before attempting $parent = Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Split-Path -Path (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Get-Location) -Parent if ($null -eq $parent) { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Cannot go up further - at root level' break } # prepare target description for ShouldProcess $target = "from '$(Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Get-Location)' to '$parent' (level $i of 5)" # only navigate if ShouldProcess returns true if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($target, 'Change location')) { Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Set-Location -LiteralPath $parent } else { # exit the loop if user declined break } } # show contents of the new current directory if not in WhatIf mode if (-not $WhatIfPreference -and (Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Get-Location).Provider.Name -eq 'FileSystem') { Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Get-ChildItem } } end { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Completed navigation. New location: $PWD" } } |