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Background

This module is essentially my personal PowerShell toolbelt: a collection of functions that I myself use on a regular basis at work and on the side. It originally started with just the four commands to create semantically versioned tags in git repositories, but has expanded into the smorgasbord of semi-related functionality you see here today.

Installation

WhatsNew is available in the PowerShell Gallery. To install, run Install-Module -Name WhatsNew.

Local Help

WhatsNew comes with extensive local help documentation. Run help <cmd_name> to display documentation in your PowerShell terminal window. To load this wiki from your terminal, run help <cmd_name> -Online.

Help Examples:

• help Export-BinaryCmdletAliases -Online: Loads this wiki.
• help Export-BinaryCmdletAliases: Displays local help in your terminal window.

List of All Available Commands

• Add-MajorVersionTag
• Add-MinorVersionTag
• Add-PatchVersionTag
• Export-BinaryCmdletAliases
• Export-BinaryCmdletNames
• Export-PSScriptAliases
• Export-PSScriptFunctionNames
• Get-MicrosoftDesktopWallpaper
• New-MarkdownTableOfContents
• New-VersionTag
• Open-Solution
• Remove-LocalBranches
• Remove-ModuleManifestComments
• Switch-CodeFenceToYamlFrontMatter
• Switch-YamlFrontMatterToCodeFence

FAQ

What happened to the chocolatey package for WhatsNew?

It's still there, but it's out of date and will remain that way forever. Between the PowerShell Gallery and Scoop, my love affair with Chocolatey is over. It's just too much of a pain in the ass. Moderation is clumsy and slow, documentation is haphazard in certain areas, and I'm now aware of other alternatives that suit my needs better. I tried to deprecate the package listing in the Chocolatey gallery, but even that ended up being a pain so I just left it there to die in obscurity.