Test-ZipFile

Tests if a file is a ZIP file using the DotNetZip library.

Syntax

Test-ZipFile [-Path] <String> [<CommonParameters>]

Description

Uses the Ionic.Zip.ZipFile.IsZipFile static method to determine if a file is a ZIP file. The file must exist. If it doesn't, an error is written and $null is returned.

You can pipe System.IO.FileInfo (or strings) to this function to filter multiple items.

Related Commands

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Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
Path	String	The path to the file to test.	true	false

Return Values

System.Boolean.

EXAMPLE 1

Test-ZipFile -Path 'MyCoolZip.zip'

Demonstrates how to check the current directory if MyCoolZip.zip is really a ZIP file.