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PSScriptTools
2.0.0

Compare-Script

SYNOPSIS

Compare PowerShell script versions.

SYNTAX

Compare-Script [[-Name] <String>] [-Gallery <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Use this command to compare script versions between what is installed against an online repository like the PSGallery. Results will be automatically sorted by the script name.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Compare-Script | Where-object {$_.UpdateNeeded}

Name             : winfetch
OnlineVersion    : 2.5.1
InstalledVersion : 1.0
PublishedDate    : 8/26/2023 8:12:46 PM
UpdateNeeded     : True

List all scripts that could be updated.

Example 2

PS C:\> Compare-Script | Where UpdateNeeded |
Out-GridView -Title "Select scripts to update" -OutputMode multiple |
Foreach-Object { Update-Script $_.name }

Compare scripts and send results to Out-GridView. Use Out-GridView as an object picker to decide what scripts to update.

PARAMETERS

-Name

The name of a script to check. Wildcards are permitted.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: scriptname

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: True

-Gallery

Specify the remote repository or gallery to check.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: PSGallery
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

INPUTS

System.String

OUTPUTS

PSCustomObject

NOTES

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RELATED LINKS

Find-Script

Get-InstalledScript

Update-Script