Get-BluGenieHashInfo



Get-BluGenieHashInfo

SYNOPSIS

Get-BluGenieHashInfo is a PowerShell Version 2 port of Get-FileHash

SYNTAX

Get-BluGenieHashInfo [[-Path] <String[]>] [[-Algorithm] <String>] [[-Walkthrough]] [[-ReturnObject]] [[-OutUnEscapedJSON]] [-FormatView <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Specifies the path to a file to hash. Wildcard characters are permitted.

Note: If more than 1 path is specified the return will output a list of items including the Paths and Hash information of each file.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Path C:\Windows\Notepad.exe

Description: This will return the (MD5) hash value for C:\Windows\Notepad.exe
Notes:

EXAMPLE 2

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Path C:\Windows\Note* -Algorithm SHA256

Description: This will return the (SHA256) hash value for C:\Windows\Notepad.exe
Notes:

EXAMPLE 3

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Path '%Windir%\notepad.exe'

Description:  This will convert the path to the literal path and return the (MD5) hash value for C:\Windows\Notepad.exe
Notes:

EXAMPLE 4

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -Help

Description: Call Help Information
Notes: If Help / WalkThrough is setup as a parameter, this script will be called to setup the Dynamic Help Menu if not the normal
Get-Help will be called with the -Full parameter

EXAMPLE 5

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -WalkThrough

Description: Call Help Information [2]
Notes: If Help / WalkThrough is setup as a parameter, this script will be called to setup the Dynamic Help Menu if not the normal
Get-Help will be called with the -Full parameter

EXAMPLE 6

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -OutUnEscapedJSON

Description: Get-BluGenieHashInfo and Return Output as UnEscaped JSON format
Notes:  The OutUnEscapedJSON is used to beatify the JSON return and not Escape any Characters.  Normal return data is a Hash Table.

EXAMPLE 7

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -ReturnObject

Description: Get-BluGenieHashInfo and Return Output an Object
Notes:  The ReturnObject is used to return a PowerShell Object.  Normal return data is a Hash Table.

EXAMPLE 8

Command: Get-BluGenieHashInfo -ReturnObject -FormatView Custom

Description: Get-BluGenieHashInfo and Return Object formatted in a PSCustom view
Notes:  Format-Custom is designed to display views that are not just tables or just lists. You can use the views defined in the
       *format.PS1XML files in the PowerShell directory, or you can create your own views in new PS1XML files and use the
       Update-FormatData cmdlet to add them to PowerShell.

PARAMETERS

Path

-Path <String[]>
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    1
   Default value                
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

Algorithm

-Algorithm <String>
   Description:  Specifies the cryptographic hash to use for computing the hash value of the contents of the specified file.
   Notes:  The acceptable values for this parameter are:
   
               - SHA1
               - SHA256
               - SHA384
               - SHA512
               - MACTripleDES
               - MD5 = (Default)
               - RIPEMD160
   
           If no value is specified, or if the parameter is omitted, the default value is (MD5)
   Alias:
   ValidateSet: 'MACTripleDES','MD5','RIPEMD160','SHA1','SHA256','SHA384','SHA512'
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    2
   Default value                MD5
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

Walkthrough

-Walkthrough [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description:  Start the dynamic help menu system to help walk through the current command and all of the parameters
   Notes:
   Alias: Help
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    3
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

ReturnObject

-ReturnObject [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Return information as an Object
   Notes: By default the data is returned as a Hash Table
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    4
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

OutUnEscapedJSON

-OutUnEscapedJSON [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Remove UnEsacped Char from the JSON information.
   Notes: This will beautify json and clean up the formatting.
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    5
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

FormatView

-FormatView <String>
   Description: Select which format to return the object data in.
   Notes: Default value is set to (None).  This value is only valid when using the -ReturnObject parameter
   Alias:
   ValidateSet: 'Table','Custom','CustomModified','None','JSON','OutUnEscapedJSON','CSV'
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                Table
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

CommonParameters

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