README.md

Overview

There were quite a few solutions out there for converting PSObject to markdown table.

None of them did quite what I was looking for, so I borrowed the best parts from each.

Most of the credit goes to:

• https://github.com/microsoft/FormatPowerShellToMarkdownTable
• https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSMarkdown/1.1/Content/ConvertTo-Markdown.ps1

Usage

Install-Module Format-Markdown

Short Example

gci | select Name,FullName | fmd

Name      | FullName
--------- | -------------------------------------------------------------
src       | /Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/src
LICENSE   | /Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/LICENSE
README.md | /Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/README.md

Longhand Examples

Markdown Table

Get-ChildItem | Select-Object Name,FullName | Format-Markdown

Name      | FullName
--------- | -------------------------------------------------------------
src       | /Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/src
LICENSE   | /Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/LICENSE
README.md | /Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/README.md

JSON Table

Get-ChildItem | Select-Object Name,FullName | Format-Markdown -AsJsonTable

{"fields":[{"key":"Name","sortable":"true","label":"Name"},{"key":"FullName","sortable":"true","label":"FullName"}],"items":[{"Name":"README.md","FullName":"/Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/README.md"},{"Name":"README.md","FullName":"/Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/README.md"},{"Name":"README.md","FullName":"/Users/cpeterson/src/github/chris-peterson/pwsh-fmd/README.md"}],"filter":"true"}