Functions/Invoke-Decimation.ps1
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Function Invoke-Decimation { <# .SYNOPSIS This will delete 1 in 10 files from the path provided!!! .DESCRIPTION This will delete 1 in 10 files from the path provided!!! .PARAMETER Path This is the path files will be deleted from .PARAMETER Recurse Whether to delete files recursively .INPUTS Command line .OUTPUTS None .NOTES This is a super dangerous function, and is written **purely** to show that it can be done and how! .EXAMPLE Invoke-Decimation -Path C:\Temp .LINK https://github.com/Panzerbjrn/TestingModule #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true,ConfirmImpact='High')] [Alias('DecimateNow')] param( [Parameter(Position = 0)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Path, [switch] $Recurse ) BEGIN{ Write-Verbose "#################################################################" Write-Verbose "Beginning $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name) on $($ENV:ComputerName) @ $(Get-Date -Format "yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss")" Write-Verbose "#################################################################" Write-Verbose "Checking to see if the file provided already exists" $FileExists = Test-Path -Path $FilePath } PROCESS{ switch ($Recurse.IsPresent) { $True { # Step 2 IF ($PSCmdlet.ShouldContinue($Path, 'Decimate every file including subdirectories.')) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File -Recurse | Where-Object { (Get-Random -Min 1 -Max 11) % 10 -eq 0 } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false } } $false { # Step 2 IF ($PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess($Path, 'Decimate the contained files.')) { Get-ChildItem -Path $Path\* -File | Where-Object { (Get-Random -Min 1 -Max 11) % 10 -eq 0 } | Remove-Item -Confirm:$false } } } } } |