Merge-MarkdownHelp
Merge multiple markdown versions of the same cmdlet into a single markdown file.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Merge-MarkdownHelp
[-Path] <String[]>
[-OutputPath] <String>
[-Encoding <Encoding>]
[-ExplicitApplicableIfAll]
[-Force]
[[-MergeMarker] <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
Similar modules, or different versions of the same module, often contain duplicate content.
Merge-MarkdownHelp merges the multiple markdown files into a single markdown file.
It uses the applicable: yaml metadata field to identify what versions or tags are applicable.
It acts on two levels: for the whole cmdlet and for individual parameters.
The resulting markdown contains the applicable: tags as well as all of the content of the original markdown files.
Duplicate content is simply ignored.
Content that is unique to each file is merged using merge markers, followed by a comma-separated list of applicable tags.
A merge marker is a string of text that acts as a marker to describe the content that was merged.
The default merge marker text consists of three exclamation points !!! however this can be changed to any relevant text using the -MergeMarker flag.
Examples
Example 1
The Test-CsPhoneBootstrap.md cmdlet is included in both Lync Server 2010 and Lync Server 2013. Much of the content is duplicated and thus we want to have a single file for the cmdlet with unique content merged from each individual file.
Merge-MarkdownHelp -Path @('Lync Server 2010\Test-CsPhoneBootstrap.md', 'Lync Server 2013\Test-CsPhoneBootstrap.md') -OutputPath lync
The resulting file will be located at lync\Test-CsPhoneBootstrap.md.
Parameters
-Encoding
Specifies the character encoding for your external help file. Specify a System.Text.Encoding object. For more information, see about_Character_Encoding.
Parameter properties
| Type: | Encoding |
| Default value: | UTF8 without BOM |
| 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 |
-ExplicitApplicableIfAll
Always write out full list of applicable tags. By default cmdlets and parameters that are present in all variations don't get an application tag.
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 |
-Force
Indicates that this cmdlet overwrites an existing file that has the same name.
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 |
-MergeMarker
String to be used as a merge text indicator. Applicable tag list would be included after the marker
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | !!! |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 3 |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-OutputPath
Specifies the path of the folder where this cmdlet creates the combined markdown help files.
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 |
-Path
Specifies an array of paths of markdown files or folders. This cmdlet creates combined markdown help based on these files and folders.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String[] |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | True |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | True |
| 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.
