Get-NixDistro.ps1
function Get-NixDistro { <# .Synopsis Gets Distro info from a Unix machine .Description Gets the Distribution info from the current Unix machine, which is found in files beneath /etc/*release*. .Example Get-NixDistro # Get the current distro .Example Get-NixDistro | Format-Table -View Urls # Display URLs related to the distro. .Link Get-NixUptime #> [OutputType('PowerNix.Uptime')] param( # If set, will force a refresh of this cached distribution information. [switch] $Force ) process { #region Check File Exists if (-not (Test-Path '/etc/*release*')) { Write-Error "No release files beneath /etc'" -ErrorId File.Missing return } #endregion Check File Exists if ($Force) { # If -Force is passed, $Script:CachedDistroInfo = $null # clear the cache. } if (-not $Script:CachedDistroInfo) { # If nothing is in the cache $releaseFileInfo = [Ordered]@{PSTypeName='PowerNix.Distro'} # create a dictionary to hold release info. Get-ChildItem -Path /etc -Filter os-release -File | # Find the os-release file & { process { $fileLines = [IO.File]::ReadAllLines($_.fullname) # Parse it out foreach ($line in $fileLines) { $key, $value = $line -split '=', 2 $releaseFileInfo[$key] = $value -replace '^"' -replace '"$' } } } $Script:CachedDistroInfo = [PSCustomObject]$releaseFileInfo } $Script:CachedDistroInfo } } |