function Test-FileTab { <# .SYNOPSIS Returns false if tab char is used in file. .DESCRIPTION Test the given file if tabs are used. Returns false if any tabs were found. .PARAMETER Path elative or full path to an existing file. .INPUTS [none] .OUTPUTS [bool] .EXAMPLE Test-FileTab -Path './testfile.txt' .NOTES #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([bool])] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [ValidateScript( { Test-Path -Path $_ } )] [string]$Path ) begin { } process { $content = Get-Content -Path $Path -Raw -Encoding 'utf8' $Tabs = ([regex]::Matches($content, "`t")).Count if ($Tabs -ne 0 ) { Write-Debug -Message ('Tabs: {0} -> false' -f $Tabs) Write-Output $false } else { Write-Debug -Message ('Tabs: {0} -> true' -f $Tabs) Write-Output $true } } end { } }