Functions/Remove-FileAttribute.ps1
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function Remove-FileAttribute { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes a file attribute from specified path (ReadOnly, Hidden, System, Archive) .DESCRIPTION Removes a file attribute from specified path (ReadOnly, Hidden, System, Archive) .PARAMETER Path A string, or string array, of path to file(s) .PARAMETER FileAttribute A string, or string array, that represents file attributes. Valid entries are: (ReadOnly, Hidden, System, Archive) .EXAMPLE (Get-Item -Path .\Control.ini).Attributes Archive Remove-FileAttribute -Path .\Control.ini -FileAttribute Archive (Get-Item -Path .\Control.ini).Attributes Normal #> [cmdletbinding()] param ( [parameter(Mandatory,HelpMessage='Please specify a file')] [validatescript({ if (Test-MultipleBool -Bool ($_ | Foreach-Object { Test-Path -Path $_ }) -TestAnd) { $true } else { throw 'ERROR: File(s) specified must exist' } })] [string[]] $Path, [parameter(Mandatory,HelpMessage='Enter one or more of the following: [ReadOnly, Hidden, System, Archive]')] [validatescript({ if (Test-MultipleBool -Bool ($_ | Foreach-Object { $_ -in @('ReadOnly', 'Hidden', 'System', 'Archive') }) -TestAnd) { $true } else { throw 'ERROR: The only valid options are: [ReadOnly, Hidden, System, Archive]' } })] [string[]] $FileAttribute ) begin { Write-Verbose -Message "Starting [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } process { foreach ($File in $Path) { Write-Verbose "Processing file [$File]" $File = Get-Item -Path $File -Force foreach ($Attr in $FileAttribute) { $Attr = @('ReadOnly', 'Hidden', 'System', 'Archive') | where-object { $_ -eq $Attr } Write-Verbose " removing attribute [$Attr]" $File.Attributes = $File.Attributes -band (-bnot [System.IO.FileAttributes]::$Attr) } } } end { Write-Verbose -Message "Ending [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } } |