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PowerShell Script to combine files in a directory into a single text file
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| param( | |
| [string]$FolderPath, | |
| [string]$Extension = "txt", | |
| [ValidateSet("name", "date", "name-reverse", "date-reverse")] | |
| [string]$Sort = "name", | |
| [switch]$Recursive | |
| ) | |
| Write-Host "------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" | |
| Write-Host "" | |
| Write-Host "NOTE - You can customize the script behavior with arguments, for example: " | |
| Write-Host " .\ConcatenateTextFiles.ps1 [-FolderPath <path>] [-Extension <file extension to combine>] [-Sort <option>] [-Recursive]" | |
| Write-Host "" | |
| Write-Host " Sorting Options:" | |
| Write-Host " -Sort name Sort files by name in ascending order (default)" | |
| Write-Host " -Sort date Sort files by modification date in descending order (newest first)" | |
| Write-Host " -Sort name-reverse Sort files by name in descending order" | |
| Write-Host " -Sort date-reverse Sort files by modification date in ascending order (oldest first)" | |
| Write-Host " Additional Options:" | |
| Write-Host " -Recursive Search for files in subfolders as well" | |
| Write-Host "" | |
| Write-Host " Note: You can specify the extension with or without a leading period (e.g., 'txt' or '.txt')" | |
| Write-Host "" | |
| Write-Host "" | |
| if (-not $FolderPath) { | |
| $FolderPath = Read-Host "Please enter the folder path containing the text files" | |
| } | |
| # Remove quotes from the folder path if present | |
| $FolderPath = $FolderPath.Trim('"') | |
| # Ensure the extension starts with a period | |
| $Extension = $Extension.TrimStart('.') | |
| $Extension = ".$Extension" | |
| if (Test-Path -Path $FolderPath -PathType Container) { | |
| $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMddHHmmss" | |
| $outputFilePrefix = "CombinedTextFile_" | |
| $outputFileName = "$outputFilePrefix$timestamp.txt" | |
| $outputFilePath = Join-Path -Path $FolderPath -ChildPath $outputFileName | |
| $separator = "-" * 40 # Separator line | |
| $combinedContent = @() | |
| # Update the Get-ChildItem command to use the Recursive parameter if specified | |
| $getChildItemParams = @{ | |
| Path = $FolderPath | |
| Filter = "*$Extension" | |
| File = $true | |
| } | |
| if ($Recursive) { | |
| $getChildItemParams['Recurse'] = $true | |
| } | |
| $files = Get-ChildItem @getChildItemParams | Where-Object { !$_.Name.StartsWith($outputFilePrefix) } | |
| switch ($Sort) { | |
| "name" { | |
| $files = $files | Sort-Object -Property Name | |
| } | |
| "date" { | |
| $files = $files | Sort-Object -Property LastWriteTime -Descending | |
| } | |
| "name-reverse" { | |
| $files = $files | Sort-Object -Property Name -Descending | |
| } | |
| "date-reverse" { | |
| $files = $files | Sort-Object -Property LastWriteTime | |
| } | |
| } | |
| $files | ForEach-Object { | |
| $fileName = $_.FullName.Substring($FolderPath.Length + 1) | |
| $fileContent = Get-Content $_.FullName | |
| $combinedContent += "$separator $fileName $separator" | |
| $combinedContent += $fileContent | |
| $combinedContent += "" | |
| } | |
| $combinedContent | Out-File -FilePath $outputFilePath -Encoding UTF8 | |
| Write-Host "Text files concatenated successfully. Output file: $outputFilePath" | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| Write-Host "Invalid folder path or folder does not exist." | |
| } |
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