Remove-RegEx.ps1
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function Remove-RegEx { <# .Synopsis Removes Regular Expressions .Description Removes Regular Expressions that have been created. This will remove the associated file, any module sharing the Regex's name, and any dynamic aliases. .Example Remove-RegEx -Name MyRegEx .Link Get-RegEx .Link Set-RegEx #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess,ConfirmImpact='High')] [OutputType([Nullable])] param( # The name of one or more regular expressions [Parameter(Mandatory,ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string[]] $Name ) process { foreach ($n in $Name) { $FoundRegex = Get-RegEx -Name $n if ($FoundRegex -and $FoundRegex.Path) { if ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess("Remove $($FoundRegex.Path)")) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $FoundRegex.Path -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } $thereIsAModule = Get-Module "?<$n>" # If the regex had a module if ($thereIsAModule) { $thereIsAModule | Remove-Module # remove that too. } $aliasPath = "Alias:?<$n>" # If the regex still has an alias $thereIsAnAlias = Get-Item -LiteralPath "Alias:?<$n>" if ($thereIsAnAlias) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $aliasPath # remove that, too. } } } } |