Functions/Test-FileShare.ps1

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function Test-FileShare
{
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
    Tests if a file/SMB share exists on the local computer.
 
    .DESCRIPTION
    The `Test-FileShare` function uses WMI to check if a file share exists on the local computer. If the share exists, `Test-FileShare` returns `$true`. Otherwise, it returns `$false`.
 
    `Test-FileShare` was added in Carbon 2.0.
 
    .LINK
    Get-FileShare
 
    .LINK
    Get-FileSharePermission
 
    .LINK
    Install-FileShare
 
    .LINK
    Uninstall-FileShare
 
    .EXAMPLE
    Test-FileShare -Name 'CarbonShare'
 
    Demonstrates how to test of a file share exists.
    #>

    [CmdletBinding()]
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        # The name of a specific share to check.
        $Name
    )

    Set-StrictMode -Version 'Latest'

    Use-CallerPreference -Cmdlet $PSCmdlet -Session $ExecutionContext.SessionState

    $share = Get-FileShare -Name ('{0}*' -f $Name) |
                Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $Name }

    return ($share -ne $null)
}