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Compress-PSResource

Compresses a specified folder containing module or script resources into a .nupkg file.

Syntax

Default (Default)

Compress-PSResource
    [-Path] <String>
    [-DestinationPath] <String>
    [-PassThru]
    [-SkipModuleManifestValidate]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet compresses a specified folder containing module or script resources into a .nupkg file. isolates the pack feature in the Publish-PSResource cmdlet. This allows you to sign the .nupkg file before publishing it to a repository. You can publish the final .nupkg file using the NupkgPath parameter of Publish-PSResource.

This command was added in v1.1.0-preview2 of Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.

Examples

Example 1

This example compresses the module TestModule and saves te nupkg to the DestinationPath.

Compress-PSResource -Path C:\TestModule -DestinationPath C:\NupkgDestination

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:cf

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-DestinationPath

Path to save the compressed resource.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:1
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-PassThru

Pass the full path of the nupkg through the pipeline.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Path

Path to the resource to be compressed.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:0
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-SkipModuleManifestValidate

Skips validating the module manifest before creating the .nupkg file.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet isn't run.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False
Aliases:wi

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

Outputs

FileInfo

By default, this command doesn't write any output to the pipeline. When you use the PassThru parameter, it returns a FileInfo object for the new .nupkg file.

Notes

The module defines cmres as an alias for Compress-PSResource.

This cmdlet allows for publishing nuspec dependencies into ACR.