private/Edit-FolderInPath.ps1
function Edit-FolderInPath { <# .Synopsis Adds or removes a folder to/from the PATH environment variable. .Parameter Operation The operation to be performed. .Parameter Path The path of the directory to be added to the PATH environment variable. .Parameter Persist When Operation is Add: permamently set the PATH for either the current user ('User') or for the whole system ('System'). .Parameter CurrentProcess When Operation is Add: specify this switch to add Path to the current PATH environment variable. #> [OutputType()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0)] [ValidateNotNull()] [ValidateSet('Add', 'Remove')] [string]$Operation, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 1)] [ValidateNotNull()] [ValidateLength(1, [int]::MaxValue)] [string]$Path, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, Position = 2)] [ValidateSet('User', 'System')] [string]$Persist, [switch]$CurrentProcess ) begin { } process { $pathSeparator = [System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator $directorySeparator = [System.IO.Path]::DirectorySeparatorChar $Path = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath($Path).TrimEnd($directorySeparator) $alternativePath = $Path + $directorySeparator $needDirectRegistryAccess = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable[0].OverloadDefinitions.Count -lt 2 if ($Operation -eq 'Add') { $targets = @{} if ($CurrentProcess) { $targets[$Script:ENVTARGET_PROCESS] = $null } if ($Persist -eq 'User') { $targets[$Script:ENVTARGET_USER] = 'HKCU:\Environment' } elseif ($Persist -eq 'System') { $targets[$Script:ENVTARGET_MACHINE] = 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' } } else { $targets = @{ $Script:ENVTARGET_PROCESS = $null $Script:ENVTARGET_USER = 'HKCU:\Environment' $Script:ENVTARGET_MACHINE = 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' } } $haveToBroadcast = $false foreach ($target in $targets.Keys) { if ($target -eq $Script:ENVTARGET_PROCESS) { $originalPath = $Env:Path } elseif ($needDirectRegistryAccess) { $originalPath = '' if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $targets[$target]) { $pathProperties = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $targets[$target] -Name 'Path' if ($pathProperties | Get-Member -Name 'Path') { $originalPath = $pathProperties.Path } } } else { $originalPath = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('Path', $target) } if ($null -eq $originalPath -or $originalPath -eq '') { $parts = @() } else { $parts = $originalPath.Split($pathSeparator) } $newPath = $null if ($Operation -eq 'Add') { if (-Not($parts -icontains $Path -or $parts -icontains $alternativePath)) { $parts += $Path $newPath = $parts -join $pathSeparator } } elseif ($Operation -eq 'Remove') { $parts = $parts | Where-Object { $_ -ne $Path -and $_ -ne $alternativePath } $newPath = $parts -join $pathSeparator } if ($null -ne $newPath -and $newPath -ne $originalPath) { if ($target -eq $Script:ENVTARGET_USER -or $target -eq $Script:ENVTARGET_MACHINE) { $haveToBroadcast = $true } Set-EnvVar -Name 'Path' -Value $newPath -Process $($target -eq $Script:ENVTARGET_PROCESS) -User $($target -eq $Script:ENVTARGET_USER) -Machine $($target -eq $Script:ENVTARGET_MACHINE) -NoBroadcast } } if ($needDirectRegistryAccess -and $haveToBroadcast) { try { Invoke-BroadcastEnvChanged } catch { Write-Debug -Message $_ } } } end { } } |