DirPrinter

A PowerShell script that prints the contents of a directory, including file names and paths, to a single text file. The files' contents are also written to the text file.

Usage

To use the script, open a PowerShell window and navigate to the directory containing the script. Then, run the script with the following syntax:

.\DirPrinter.ps1 baseDirectory outputFile [-SkipBinary]

• baseDirectory: The path to the base directory to be processed.
• outputFile: The path to the output file where the directory contents will be written.
• -SkipBinary (optional): A flag indicating whether binary files should be skipped. If provided, binary files will be skipped.

Here's an example of how to run the script:

.\DirPrinter.ps1 C:\MyFiles C:\Output\DirectoryContents.txt -SkipBinary

This will print the contents of the directory at C:\MyFiles to the file at C:\Output\DirectoryContents.txt, skipping any binary files.

Notes

• Binary files are defined as files with the following extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .bmp, .mp3, .mp4, .mpeg, .wav, .wma, .wmv, .webm, .ogg, .flac, .aac, .ac3, .eot, .otf, .ttf, .woff, .woff2, .zip, .rar, .tar, .gz, .7z, .iso, .bin, .exe, .dll, .sys, .msi, .cab.
• The script will process all files in the base directory and its subdirectories, excluding the ".git" subdirectory.
• The script will process ".md" files first, followed by the remaining files.
• The script will display a progress bar as it processes the files.
• If the output file already exists, it will be overwritten.