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Monday, January 02, 2006

 


Colorized MSH LS replacement.



The following script will color the output of LS.

It's sets the ConsoleColor depending on extension.

it does not use Out-Host -ForeColor for this for 2 reasons.

1 it will only be outputed to the console, we can not redirect it.
2 It will be translated to text so we can not pipeline the output anymore.

so the output stays an object, and is still usable as there is no output the consolecolorchanges have no effect. (try ls | out-string)

For more info see the following thread on
microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting about this.

As this is the first post of 2006, Happy New Year.

gr /\/\o\/\/

PS (edit) you need this to overrule LS :
set-alias ls ll -force -option allscope

*Edit* added Directory color.

# LS.MSH 
# Colorized LS function replacement 
# /\/\o\/\/ 2006 
# http://mow001.blogspot.com 

function LL { param ($dir = "."
  $origFg = $host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor 
  foreach ($Item in (LS $dir))  
  { 
    Switch ($Item.Extension)  
    { 
      ".Exe" {$host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor = "Yellow"
      ".cmd" {$host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor = "Green"
      ".msh" {$host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor = "Red"
      ".vbs" {$host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor = "Red"
      Default {$host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor = $origFg} 
    } 
    if ($item.Mode.StartsWith("d")) {$host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor = "Blue"}
    $item 
  }  
  $host.ui.rawui.foregroundColor = $origFg 
}

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Comments:
Blogger Sung Meister
It is just funny to see how the script is evolving by itself in the usenet posts... :)

Maybe it might be the time to update your script a bit? :)
 
Blogger /\/\o\/\/
Yep,
very interesting thread, also the way to the script before.

I also like the "how to delete folders containing strange character" thread

also the "[msh]Get-Acl not returning output" Thread, mentioned in next post.

as I said before I think the newsgroup is Great

B.t.w. as you might know I can only edit my posts in HTML mode so it's to difficult from me to update, but I did mention the tread.

But the 2 changes, for the ones still not interested in the tread ;-) :

$item.MshIsContainer = $true.

(provider independent, so the dircolor works also with other providers, ofcouse not the filecolors)

and your change to do the switch after the directory check what is more efficient.

gr /\/\o\/\/
 
Blogger /\/\o\/\/
Lol,

as I post this comment the thread goes on with a GPS with XML coloring Sample.

by Jacques Barathon

gr /\/\o\/\/
 
Anonymous Anonymous
You could also differentiate between the attributes set: (like FileInfo does in Types.MshXml)

$catr = "";
if ( $this.Attributes -band 16 ) { $catr += "d" } else { $catr += "-" } ;
if ( $this.Attributes -band 32 ) { $catr += "a" } else { $catr += "-" } ;
if ( $this.Attributes -band 1 ) { $catr += "r" } else { $catr += "-" } ;
if ( $this.Attributes -band 2 ) { $catr += "h" } else { $catr += "-" } ;
if ( $this.Attributes -band 4 ) { $catr += "s" } else { $catr += "-" } ;
$catr
 
Blogger /\/\o\/\/
Nice idea,

it would not be handy to color only the atributes I think, but for useage as a parameter and then color it that way would be nice.

thanks, for the comment,
if I make an update I will add it.

gr /\/\o\/\/
 
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