Functions/Get-RelativePath.ps1
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function Get-RelativePath { <# .SYNOPSIS Get a relative path to a specified list of paths relative to a specified path .DESCRIPTION Get a relative path to a specified list of paths relative to a specified path .PARAMETER FullName An array of fullname paths to files or folders. Value can come by the pipeline either by value or by property name. Aliased to 'Path'. .PARAMETER RelativeTo The reference path that you want to compare FullName to .PARAMETER IncludeInput Switch to include both a path to the original file(s) and their associated relative values .EXAMPLE Get-RelativePath -FullName c:\temp\*.css -RelativeTo c:\temp -IncludeInput The folder c:\temp has 2 *.css files in that folder, bluetable.css and stylesheet.css The function would return: Path RelativeTo Relative ---- ---------- -------- C:\temp\bluetable.css C:\temp .\bluetable.css C:\temp\stylesheet.css C:\temp .\stylesheet.css .EXAMPLE Get-RelativePath -FullName c:\temp\*.css -RelativeTo c:\DNE The path c:\DNE does not exist. The function would return: Get-RelativePath : RelativeTo [c:\DNE] does not seem to be a valid path At line:1 char:1 + Get-RelativePath -FullName c:\temp\*.css -RelativeTo c:\DNE + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Get-RelativePath #> [CmdletBinding()] [outputtype('psobject')] param ( [parameter(Mandatory, HelpMessage = 'Please enter the path to a filesystem object', ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [Alias('Path')] [string[]] $FullName, [string] $RelativeTo = $pwd, [switch] $IncludeInput ) begin { Write-Verbose -Message "Starting [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" Write-Verbose -Message "IncludeInput [$IncludeInput], RelativeTo [$RelativeTo]" if ($RelativeTo -eq '.') { $RelativeTo = $pwd Write-Verbose -Message "Setting `$RelativeTo to [$RelativeTo]" } if (-not (Test-Path -Path $RelativeTo)) { Write-Error -Message "RelativeTo [$RelativeTo] does not seem to be a valid path" break } else { Push-Location -Path $RelativeTo -ErrorAction Stop } } process { foreach ($CurFullName in $FullName) { Write-Verbose -Message "Processing [$CurFullName]" $ExplicitPath = Resolve-Path -Path $CurFullName Foreach ($CurExplicitPath in $ExplicitPath) { Resolve-Path -Path $CurExplicitPath -Relative | Foreach-Object { $ReturnVal = $_ if ($IncludeInput) { New-Object -TypeName psobject -Property ([ordered] @{ Path = $CurExplicitPath RelativeTo = $RelativeTo Relative = $ReturnVal }) } else { $ReturnVal } } } } } end { Write-Verbose -Message "Ending [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" Pop-Location } } |